Eli Receiving the News of the Death of His Sons and the Capture of the Ark of the Covenant (?)
Drawing
1656-60 (drawn)
1656-60 (drawn)
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On the right, a bearded man in a tall hat sits, holding a staff, on stone steps near the entrance to a building; he turns to look over his right shoulder at a younger man with an open-armed gesture, coming up the steps.
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Title | Eli Receiving the News of the Death of His Sons and the Capture of the Ark of the Covenant (?) (published title) |
Materials and techniques | Reed pen and brown ink, with dry brown wash. |
Brief description | Drawing, 'Eli Receiving the News of the Death of His Sons and the Capture of the Ark of the Covenant (?)', by Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch School, c.1656-60 |
Physical description | On the right, a bearded man in a tall hat sits, holding a staff, on stone steps near the entrance to a building; he turns to look over his right shoulder at a younger man with an open-armed gesture, coming up the steps. |
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Production type | Unique |
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Gallery label | Rembrandt and his pupils made drawings like this to keep in the studio for inspiration. The thick, broken lines, angular figures and broad washes of ink are typical of Rembrandt’s late style. The subject of this drawing is unclear. It may be the Parable of the Prodigal Son or the Old Testament story of Eli hearing of the death of his sons. |
Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
Object history | Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869. |
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Literary reference | 'The Prodigal Son' (also known as the Lost Son): A parable of Jesus that appears in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. |
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Accession number | DYCE.429 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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