A Peasant Calling Out ‘tis vinnich kout’ (Damned Cold)

Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object), 1634

Rembrandt almost certainly did not see these men in reality. He is actually responding to two peasants engraved a century earlier by the German artist Sebald Beham. One of them complains about the cold, while the other could care less. Unlike Beham’s grump, that by Rembrandt looks crotchety, while his cheerful man is laughing.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-OB-417
  • Dimensionsheight 113 mm x width 43 mm
  • Physical characteristicsets

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • A Peasant Calling Out ‘tis vinnich kout’ (Damned Cold)
    • A peasant calling out: 'tis vinnich kout'
  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-P-OB-417

  • Description

    pendant van nr. B178

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • collector's mark: Lugt 240
    • signature and date: ‘Rembrand f. 1634’
  • Catalogue reference

    • Hollstein Dutch 177-1(1)
    • Bartsch 177-1(1)
    • New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 131-1(1)

Creation

  • Creation

    • printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn (mentioned on object)
    • after design by Rembrandt van Rijn
  • Dating

    1634

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    ets

  • Dimensions

    height 113 mm x width 43 mm


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