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The Circumcision in the stable

Print
1654 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching depicting a scene in a stable with a man holding a child with a woman seated on the left, with a figure standing behind her. They are bathed in light. On the right is a group of people in the shadows, there is one man leaning over the child.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
print
TitleThe Circumcision in the stable (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Paper (Fiber Product)
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
Etching by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'The Circumcision in the stable', first state. Amsterdam, 1654.
Physical description
Etching depicting a scene in a stable with a man holding a child with a woman seated on the left, with a figure standing behind her. They are bathed in light. On the right is a group of people in the shadows, there is one man leaning over the child.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.525cm (Note: Taken from Register of Engravings 1896-1901)
  • Width: 14.2875cm (Note: Taken from Register of Engravings 1896-1901)
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Rembrandt f 1654 (Signed and dated twice)
Credit line
Dalton Bequest
Object history
Dalton Bequest
Subjects depicted
Stables
Jesus Christ
The Virgin Mary
Saint Joseph of Nazareth
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'œuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt’s Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Ordre and Completely Illustrated , (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1166-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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