Tools Services Portfolio About Contact

Tools Services Portfolio About Contact

Made with by Lê Trực 0983470827 © 2025 KenAI.vn

The Beheading of John the Baptist | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

Harvard Art Museums
Artworks
The Beheading of John the Baptist

The Beheading of John the Baptist

PrintsDutch17th century

The Beheading of John the Baptist

1640

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Description

Pale diagonal markings in the center of the composition are probably transfers from the texture of twill blankets used in printing. The biting of the plate was very shallow, and perhaps Rembrandt used less pressure than usual in printing.

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching and drypoint

Medium

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

plate: 12.9 x 10.4 cm (5 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna (L. 5d), auction sale, 1922. see 5d text for 'Veraussert' stamp use Carl and Rose Hirschler, Haarlem, The Netherlands (L. 633a)

Related Artworks

Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Self-Portrait Etching at a Window

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1648

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Jacob's Ladder

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1655

Etching and drypoint with plate tone on tan Japanese paper

17th centuryDutch

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller

Clement de Jonghe, Printseller

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1651

Etching and drypoint with mezzotint rework on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Saint Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape

Saint Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, c. 1653-c. 1654

Etching and drypoint with plate tone and added touches of gray wash on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Death of the Virgin

Death of the Virgin

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1639

Etching and drypoint with added mezzotint on white 18th-c. antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

View of the Diemerdijk with a Milkman and Cottages

View of the Diemerdijk with a Milkman and Cottages

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, c. 1650-1651

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

The Descent from the Cross, by Torchlight

The Descent from the Cross, by Torchlight

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1654

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1656

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1659

Etching and drypoint printed on warm tan Japanese paper

17th centuryDutch

Jan Uytenbogaert, "The Goldweigher"

Jan Uytenbogaert, "The Goldweigher"

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1639

Etching and drypoint on heavy white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: Oval Plate

Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: Oval Plate

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, c. 1641

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch

Cornelis Claesz Anslo, Preacher

Cornelis Claesz Anslo, Preacher

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1641

Etching and drypoint on white antique laid paper

17th centuryDutch