Christ among the Doctors

Adriaan de Weerdt, c. 1573

Jesus became separated from his parents during celebrations for Passover. Mary (seen at left) finally found him three days later at the Temple in Jerusalem, engaged in conversation with the Scribes. De Weerdt placed the young boy at the centre of the composition, surrounded by onlookers astounded by the boy’s wisdom.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2023-23
  • Dimensionsheight 240 mm x width 195 mm
  • Physical characteristicszwart krijt en bruine olieverf, op papier geprepareerd met olieverf, doorgegriffeld

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Christ among the Doctors

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2023-23

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Adriaan de Weerdt, unknown

  • Dating

    c. 1573

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zwart krijt en bruine olieverf, op papier geprepareerd met olieverf, doorgegriffeld

  • Dimensions

    height 240 mm x width 195 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds, the Friends Lottery and the S.L.R. Zimmerman-Taylor Bequest, dedicated to Ger Luijten (1956-2022)

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2023-03-02

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Harold Fryer; sale, Mrs. Abraham Solomon (New York) et al, London (Sotheby's){section: Harold Fryer}, 13 December 1966, no. 108, GBP 224.00, to the dealer Christopher Powney (London);{Copy RMA.} …; sold by the dealer Peter Claas (London), to Pieter de Boer (1894-1974), Hergiswil, Switzerland, 1967;{exh. cat. Drawings of Five Centuries, London (Alpine Gallery), 15 -27 May 1967, no. 96(a-d).}; by descent to Niels de Boer, Amsterdam

Documentation

  • Ilja M. Veldman, “Tekeningen van Adriaan de Weert”, Delineavit et Sculpsit 42 (2017), pp. 2-22, ill. 4, 5, 8, 12.

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