The Entombment

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1654

The fourth and final state of this print was almost never printed with surface tone. As a result, not only is the interior and division of space again fully distinguishable, but the figures’ quiet immersion in their sorrow is all the more palpable.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-1962-44
  • Dimensionsheight 210 mm x width 160 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets, droge naald en burijn, met plaattoon

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Entombment

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-1962-44

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 2228
    • collector's mark: Lugt 2715 a
  • Catalogue reference

    • Hollstein Dutch 86-4(4)
    • Bartsch 86-4(4)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 284-4(4)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    c. 1654

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets, droge naald en burijn, met plaattoon

  • Dimensions

    height 210 mm x width 160 mm


This work is about

  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Mr and Mrs De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

  • Acquisition

    bequest 1962

  • Copyright


Documentation


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