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| Artist: | The School of Rembrandt (1600 - 1700) |
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| Title: | Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Among Ruins |
| Medium: | Etching |
| Image Size: | 4 1/4 in x 4 7/8 in (10.8 cm x 12.4 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 4 1/4 in x 4 7/8 in (10.8 cm x 12.4 cm) |
| Framed Size: | 21 3/4 in x 22 1/2 in (55.2 cm x 57.2 cm) |
| Signed: | Signed and dated in the plate in the upper right, 'Rembrandt f.1634. |
| Edition: | A copy after the original etching by Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669). |
| Condition: | A superb impression; in very good condition with a visible plate mark. |
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A copy after the original etching by Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669), this work is an intriguing account of an old Bible tale from the New Testament. In a manner reminiscent of Rembrandt, the artist uses a sharp chiaroscuro effect, dramatically contrasting light and dark. |
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This work is an intriguing account of an old Bible tale from the New Testament. Christ is shown here with the woman of Samaria in a fascinating landscape of stone ruins that extends into the background and beyond. They are captured in the midst of burgeoning conversation as she gestures with her hands and Christ intently listens on. This work is a copy by a student or follower of Rembrandt created after the original etching by Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669). ORIGINAL ETCHING BY REMBRANDT FROM WHICH THIS WORK WAS BASED DOCUMENTED AND ILLUSTRATED IN: 1. Bartsch. The Illustrated Bartsch Vol. 50. Edited by Stephanie S. Dickey.
New York: Abaris Books, 1981. Illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 71. ABOUT THE FRAMING: | |
| Style: | Old Master |
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Biography of The School of Rembrandt
Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt's (Leiden, 1606 - Amsterdam, 1669) school in Amsterdam was one of the busiest art enterprises of the 17th century. As a talented and popular teacher with more than 50 documented students, Rembrandt created not only a name for himself but for his school as well. His name lives on through his own vast artistic oeuvre and through the works that his students created that greatly resemble his artistic style. From paintings to drawings to etchings, his students explored a variety of artistic mediums, creating works of great artistic merit.
Drawing, in particular, played a crucial role in Rembrandt's teaching methods.
Rembrandt would create drawings for his students to imitate, and he and his
pupils would sketch the same models and landscapes side by the side. As a result
of these immersive training methods, Rembrandt's drawings and those of his students
retain many stylistic similarities.
Works by the School of Rembrandt display traits that define Rembrandt's artistic
style: the delicate handling of line, rendering of expressions and gestures,
and description of light. Rembrandt's works display an active use of light and
shadow on his figures creating a dramatic chiaroscuro effect while his subjects
appear to come to life with their remarkably detailed and human expressions.
His students learned such methods from him and expertly applied them to their
own works.
Amongst some of Rembrandt's more notable students are Ferdinand Bol (1616 -1680),
Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), Carel Fabritius (1622 - 1654), Govert Flinck (1615 -
1660), and Samuel van Hoogstraten (1627 - 1678).
~Derived from http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/rembrandt_drawings/
