The Great Descent from the Cross (etching) - Rembrandt

Artist :

Rembrandt Harmensz (ou Harmenszoon) van Rijn (1606-1669)

Date :

1633

Type of image :

Gravure sur cuivre, eau-forte

Dimensions (HxL cm) :

52,7x40,7 cm

Topic :

Histoire sacrée. La descente de croix

Storage Location :

Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, collection Dutuit

inventaire Dutuit 7762

Signed work

Description

"Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, secretly, however, because he feared the Jews, begged Pilate that he might permit him to take away the body of Jesus and Pilate having permitted him, he came and took the body of Jesus." (John XIX 38.)

History :

1. Signed lower center, below image: "Rembrandt. f. cum pryvl°. 1633 " (fecit cum priviliegio)

2. Fleurdelysé watermark State II (5) the 4th state bears the address of the publisher, the art dealer Hendrick Uylenburch.
The engraving reproduces, with a few changes, the painting of The Deposition from the Cross from Munich.
The motif of the rain of celestial rays piercing the darkness appears here for the first time: it will be repeated in Les Trois arbres and in Les Trois croix (cat. Dutuit no. 94 and 115)

3. Another copy: Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, collection Dutuit, inv. Dut. 7762.

Indexed items :

Ville, citadelle à l’arrière-plan

Vieillard en turban

Plume tombante

Manteau

Linceul

Les personnages font cercle autour de la scène

Echelle

Textual Sources :

Évangile de Matthieu

Évangile de Marc

Évangile de Luc

Évangile de Jean

Technical Data

Notice #000928

Image HD

Past ID :

A0247

Image editing :

Scanner

Image Origin :

Collection particulière