Recumbent Lion

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1660

Rembrandt had the ability to depict poses and mental states faultlessly, and not only of people. Everything about this powerful lion indicates that Rembrandt saw it in reality and wanted to record it before it moved. The head and squinting eyes are especially well drawn. He created shadows by smudging the ink in places with his fingers.

Artwork typedrawing
Object numberRP-T-1901-A-4524
Dimensionsheight 122 mm x width 212 mm
Physical characteristicsrietpen en bruine inkt, met sommige plekken opzettelijk geveegd met een vinger of nat penseel, op lichtbruin gekleurd papier; kaderlijnen in bruine inkt

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Identification

Title(s)
Recumbent Lion
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1901-A-4524
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- Schatborn 54
- Marijn Schapelhouman 'Rembrandt als toeschouwer', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 32 (2006) 6, p. 10-11 (afb.).

Creation

Creation
draughtsman: Rembrandt van Rijn, Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1660
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Material and technique

Physical description
rietpen en bruine inkt, met sommige plekken opzettelijk geveegd met een vinger of nat penseel, op lichtbruin gekleurd papier; kaderlijnen in bruine inkt
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 122 mm x width 212 mm

Explanatory note

Marijn Schapelhouman, Rembrandt en de kunst van het tekenen, Zwolle/Amsterdam 2006, p. 50-51, kleurafb. 44

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Subject

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; ? sale, François van Harencarspel Eckhardt (1784-1842, Assen) et al. [section `heirs of Van Loon´, possibly Willem van Loon (1707-83), Amsterdam], Amsterdam (J. de Vries et al.), 15 August 1842 sqq., Album B, no. 13 (`Een liggende leeuw, met de pen, door Rembrandt´), with no. 12, fl. 10, or no. 14 (`Een dito [liggende Leeuw], met bruine inkt, door denzelven [Rembrandt]´), fl. 3, to his son, Jonkheer Pieter van Loon (1801-73);{Copy RKD.} his wife, Theodora Johanna van Loon-Calkoen (1803-79), Utrecht;{Note RMA.} ...; collection William Pitcairn Knowles (1820-94), Rotterdam and Wiesbaden (L. 2643); his sale, Amsterdam (F. Muller & Co.), 25 (26) June 1895 sqq., no. 530 (`Etude d´un lion, couhé et tourné vers a droit. [...] Hauteur 12, largeur 21 cent.´), fl. 510, to Hendrik Jacobus Valk (1863-1940), Amsterdam, for the Vereniging Rembrandt;{Copy RKD; note RMA.} from whom, fl. 586.50, to the museum (L. 2228), 1901

Documentation

- Schatborn 54
- Marijn Schapelhouman 'Rembrandt als toeschouwer', Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 32 (2006) 6, p. 10-11 (afb.).

Persistent URL

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