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Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children (The 'Hundred Guilder Print')
| Date | ca. 1649 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | etching, drypoint and engraving on japanese paper |
| Size（cm） | 28.0 x 38.6 |
| State | Second state |
| Standard ref. | Bartsch 74; Hind 236 II (ii/?); Münz 217; Hollstein 74 II; White-Boon (Hollstein) 74 II |
| Category | Prints |
| Collection Number | G.1981-0001 |
Rembrandt did more than 300 copper engravings during his lifetime, among which "Christ Healing the Sick" is a particularly fine example. The main theme is taken from the story of Christ visiting a Jewish quarter and curing the sick. Also combined are the several other stories from the New Testament. The light is captured dramatically with a combination of etching, dry point, and engraving and produces a tender and profound pictorial space. The Japanese paper, which Rembrandt employed favourably, also enhances such features. (Source: The Digital Gallery. 1999-2006)
Provenance
Purchased by the NMWA, 1981.
Exhibition History
- 1997
- Resonating Love and Life: European Art from National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, The Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Nagaoka, 12 April 1997 - 18 May 1997, cat. no. 69
- 2003
- Rembrandt and the Rembrandt School: The Bible, Mythology and Ancient History, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 13 September 2003 - 14 December 2003, cat. no. 37
- 2007
- Gods and Nature: The Essence of European Art from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Himeji City Museum of Art, 4 November 2007 - 2 December 2007, cat. no. 25
- 2007
- Gods and Nature: The Essence of European Art from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, Matsumoto City Museum of Art, 11 December 2007 - 3 February 2008, cat. no. 25
- 2011
- Rembrandt: The Quest for Chiaroscuro, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 12 March 2011 - 12 June 2011, cat. no. 49, repr., Nagoya City Art Museum, 25 June 2011 - 4 September 2011
- 2021
- National Touring Exhibition of Western Art from the NMWA: When Here and Afar Meet: Western Art in Yamagata / Western Art in Takaoka, Yamagata Museum of Art, 17 July 2021 - 27 August 2021, Takaoka Art Museum, 10 September-24 October 2021, cat. no. Y2_39 | T2_42
Bibliography
- 1969
- Rembrandt: Experimental Etcher (exh. cat.). Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1969, p. 180.
- 1969
- The Late Etchings of Rembrandt: A Study in the Development of A Print (exh. cat.). British Museum. Dept. of Prints and Drawings, London, 20 March - 11 May 1969. London, Arts Council, 1969, pp. 9f.
- 1969
- Les plus belles eaux-fortes de Rembrandt (exh. cat.). Musée du Louvre, Paris, 29 October 1969 - 5 January 1970, Paris, Réunion des musées nationaux, 1969, pp. 51f.
- 1983
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 16 (1981), 1983, Mayekawa, Seiro. On the New Acquisitions 1981. pp. 9-12, Catalogue of the New Acquisitions. pp. 19-22, repr.
- 1989
- Masterpieces of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, 1989 (Japanese, preface in Japanese and English), cat. no. 118
- 2003
- Rembrandt and the Rembrandt school: the Bible, Mythology and Ancient History (exh. cat.). Kofuku, Akira, ed. [Tokyo], NHK; NHK Promotions, 2003, pp. 112-113, cat. no. 37, col. repr.
- 2007
- Gods and Nature: The Essence of European Art from the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (exh. cat.). Oya, Mina, ed. Tokyo, the National Museum of Western Art, 2007, pp. 45, 96, 116, cat. no. 25, repr.
- 2011
- Rembrandt: The Quest for Chiaroscuro(exh. cat.). Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, c2011, pp. 168, cat. no. 49, col. repr.
- 2021
- When Here and Afar Meet: Western Art in Yamagata/Western Art in Takaoka (exh. cat.). Shinfuji, Atsushi, ed. Tokyo, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 2021, pp. 81, 179, cat. no. Y2_39 | T2_42, col. repr.