id: 135295
accession number: 1958.306
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.306
updated: 2023-08-24 11:35:27.729000
Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe'), c. 1652. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching, drypoint, and burin; sheet: 15.8 x 21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); platemark: 15.5 x 20.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken 1958.306
title: Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe')
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creation date: c. 1652
creation date earliest: 1647
creation date latest: 1657
current location:
creditline: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken
copyright:
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culture: Netherlands, 17th century
technique: etching, drypoint, and burin
department: Prints
collection: PR - Etching
type: Print
find spot:
catalogue raisonne: Hollstein 67 (XVIII.34); Hinterding et al. 2000 68
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CREATORS
* Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 15.8 x 21 cm (6 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.); Platemark: 15.5 x 20.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
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support materials:
description: cream(3) laid paper
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inscriptions:
inscription: VERSO, lower left, in pen and brown ink: R [scribble] 1749 ; lower center, in graphite: + 15[sideways]
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Rembrandt Prints
opening date: 1960-10-23T04:00:00
Rembrandt Prints. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (October 23-November 20, 1960).
title: Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection
opening date: 1965-05-06T04:00:00
Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965).
title: Rembrandt After 300 Years
opening date: 1970-02-25T05:00:00
Rembrandt After 300 Years. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI (organizer) (February 25-April 5, 1970).
title: Eight Masters of the Print
opening date: 1980-10-14T04:00:00
Eight Masters of the Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (October 14, 1980-January 18, 1981).
title: Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle
opening date: 1984-01-24T05:00:00
Prints by Rembrandt and His Circle. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 24-May 25, 1984).
title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 1991-04-02T05:00:00
Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 2019-05-05T04:00:00
A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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fun fact:
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Rembrandt’s prints with biblical subject matter often focus on Christ’s relationships with ordinary people. Here, he depicted Christ preaching in a humble village, with onlookers ranging from distracted children to turbaned merchants. Rembrandt worked more prolifically in etching than any artist before him, using it for about 300 prints. This work demonstrates the draftsman-like, sketchy technique he brought to the medium. In this impression, he allowed ink to remain on the plate’s surface during printing to create the dramatic shadows in the background, producing a contrast to the spiritual glow of light emanating from Christ.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Rembrandt Print Given to Museum,” May 29, 1958, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page number:
url: https://archive.org/details/cmapr0266
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 123
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n147
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 123
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n147
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 159
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n179
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