Title
Christ preaching
circa 1652
Artist
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Details
- Alternative title
- La petite Tombe
- Date
- circa 1652
- Media category
- Materials used
- etching, drypoint and engraving
- Edition
- only state
- Dimensions
- 15.3 x 20.5 cm platemark; 15.7 x 20.9 cm sheet
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1963
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- DO3.1963
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
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About
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.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 5 exhibitions
Etchings by Rembrandt, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1948–1948
Purchases and Acquisitions for 1963, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 04 Mar 1964–29 Mar 1964
Piety and Paganism, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 13 Jul 1991–29 Sep 1991
Old Europe: Prints & drawings from the collection 1500-1800, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 03 Jun 2006–06 Aug 2006
European prints and drawings 1500-1900, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 30 Aug 2014–02 Nov 2014
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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Nicholas Draffin, Piety and Paganism, Sydney, 1991, 15.
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National Art Gallery of New South Wales, Etchings by Rembrandt, Sydney, 1948. cat.no. 20, lent by Lionel Lindsay
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