Christ Healing the Sick: A Fra

Rembrandt Van Rijn

202422 Rembrandt Van Rijn Christ Healing the Sick: A Fragment 5 5/8'' x 3'' B., Holl.74; H.236; B.B.49-1 c. 1649 Etching and drypoint on wove paper with clean margins. Laid into a window mount at the sheet edges, verso. An impression after the plate was cut up following the second Baillie retouch which occurred in 1776. Rembrandt’s mastery at working the copperplate for this etching, is reminiscent of the tonal qualities of a mezzotint. As recorded by Nowell Esuticke who had the fortune to have seen the contemporary hand bill (printed in French), he notes that Capt. Baillie only made thirty two impressions on French and Indian paper and satin before he cut the plate into four separate pieces printing only an additional twenty two impressions from the separated plates. This scene is a depiction of the New Testament, Matthew 19. This section of the plate includes the Pharisees who had the discussion with Christ about marriage and divorce. For six years Rembrandt intensely labored over this work, creating no more than eight first state impressions. It is a his quintessential example of the Baroque use of chiaroscuro, the strong contrast of light and shadow, to evoke a theatrical and highly emotional image and with the emphasis being on balance through the harmony of parts in subordination of the whole. These qualities of vigorous movement and emotional intensity are the primary constituents of Baroque art. It was extremely well received by his contemporary collectors, and remains one of the most sought-after etchings of Rembrandt's oeuvre, to this day. Throughout this decade, Christ Healing the Sick, known as the Hundred Guilder Print represents the culmination of Rembrandt's middle period and perhaps his whole printmaking career. The traditional (latter) title refers to the unusually high price this print was said to have fetched at auction in the seventeenth century.

Reg. No.

202422

Size

5 5/8" x 3"

Medium

ETCHING

PW Price

$29,700.00

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