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Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate

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

Etching, burin and drypoint depicting three men at a table, the man in the centre has broken a loaf of bread, there is rays of light around his head. The man on the left is standing with his hands together in prayer and the man on right is seated with his arms outstretched in awe. There is a fourth man in the foreground, who is descending some stairs while looking at the scene.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
print
TitleChrist at Emmaus: the larger plate (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching, burin and drypoint
Paper (Fiber Product)
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching, burin and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate', third state. Amsterdam, 1654.
Physical description
Etching, burin and drypoint depicting three men at a table, the man in the centre has broken a loaf of bread, there is rays of light around his head. The man on the left is standing with his hands together in prayer and the man on right is seated with his arms outstretched in awe. There is a fourth man in the foreground, who is descending some stairs while looking at the scene.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.7cm
  • Width: 16.2cm
Style
Dutch School
Marks and inscriptions
Rembrandt f.1654 (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given by the Reverend Francis Palgrave and Miss Annora Palgrave
Subjects depicted
Bread
Table
Jesus Christ
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797).
  • 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).
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1942, London: HMSO, 1955.
  • Charles Blanc. L'Oeuvre complet de Rembrandt décrit et commenté. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes du maître et de ses peintures. 2 vols. (Paris, 1759-1861).
  • Charles H. Middleton. Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Rembrandt van Ryn. (London, 1878).
  • D. Rovinski. L'Oeuvre gravé de Rembrandt. (St. Petersburg, 1890).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre 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 Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.10-1942

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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