Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
1606-1669
The Descent from the Cross: Second Plate
1633
Etching and engraving on paper.
530 x 410 mm
RvR 128
NHD number
NHD 119, II
Notes
Matthew 27:57-59, Mark 15:43-46, Luke 24:50-53 and John 19:38-42.
Horizontal shading added to the legs of the two men receiving Christ's body. (White and Boon)
Horizontal shading added to the legs of the two men receiving Christ's body. (White and Boon)
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed and dated in the margin below, "Rembrandt . f . cum pryvl.̊ 1633."
Watermark: Arms of Bern.
Watermark: Arms of Bern.
Provenance
George W. Vanderbilt (1862-1914); from whom purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan in 1905.
Associated names
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Vanderbilt, George Washington, 1862-1914, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
School
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