Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
(Netherlands 1606–1669)
- Title
- Christ preaching
- Alternative title:
- La petite Tombe
- Year
- circa 1652
- Media category
- Materials used
- etching
- Dimensions
-
15.3 x 20.5cm platemark; 15.7 x 20.9cm sheet
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1963
- Accession number
- DO3.1963
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
This image refers to no single specific event in Christ's preaching. He is engaged entirely in conveying His message to simple people, who appear spellbound by what He says. In the foreground, Rembrandt included the charming detail of a small child doodling on the ground with its finger. The name of this etching ('La petite Tombe') was first used in the 18th century to refer to Nicolaes de La Tombe, who probably commissioned it.
- Bibliography (2)
-
Nicholas Draffin (Australia, b.1943, d.1995) (Author), Piety and Paganism, Sydney, 1991, 15.
National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Etchings by Rembrandt, Sydney, 1948. cat.no. 20, lent by Lionel Lindsay
- Exhibition history (4)
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Etchings by Rembrandt, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1948–1948.
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1963, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Mar 1964–29 Mar 1964.
Piety and Paganism, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 13 Jul 1991–29 Sep 1991.
Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006.
