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The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

1634
17th century
260 x 217 mm (10.2 x 8.5 in.)

Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, (1606–1669)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching, engraving, and drypoint on laid paper

State: Third of three states

Print impression quality: Excellent; rich with strong contrasts

Marks: Signed in plate, lower right: “Rembrandt. f 1634”

Marks: Watermark: Faint marks at top right margin, possible fragments of initials in white area around dove, and some indecipherable fragments below, which could suggest a Basel Crozier A.b. as listed in Ash and Fletcher’s Concordance (p. 74)

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: H. Dreux (Lugt 695); A. Hubert (Lugt 130)

Bibliography: Bartsch 44; Hind 120; White and Boon third of three states. For student research on the DAC’s Rembrandt holdings’ watermarks vis-à-vis Nancy Ash and Shelley Fletcher’s concordance Watermarks in Rembrandt’s Prints (Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1998), see object file Rembrandt Watermarks 2000.

Credit Line: Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1938

Accession Number: 1938.D1.48

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This object has the following keywords:

angels*, animals*, Bible, herders*, New Testament, night, night scenes, religions, religious art*, shepherds

angels - From TGM: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/tgm/item/tgm000323
animals - This section can use more hierarchical (quasi-Linnaean) refinement in future; extant terms were assembled into a fairly flat and slightly redundant structure to expedite conversion.
Bible
herders - Use For Term
New Testament
night
night scenes
religions
religious art - Use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship. [September 1993 descriptor added.]
shepherds

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plate Dimensions: 260 x 217 mm (10.2 x 8.5 in.)

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Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, (1606–1669) . The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, 1634. Etching, engraving, and drypoint on laid paper. Third of three states. plate : 260 x 217 mm (10.2 x 8.5 in.). Sheet : 264 x 220 mm (10.4 x 8.7 in.). DAC accession number 1938.D1.48. Gift of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1938. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: R. Lee) .

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Your search criteria: Image Group is "Rembrandt - Religious Subjects" and [Objects]Century is "17th century" and [Objects]Display Artist is "Rembrandt van Rijn".

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