The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight, 1654. Etching and drypoint on laid paper, Plate: 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (21 x 16.2 cm) Sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 5/8 in. (21.4 x 16.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt, 25.116. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight
Date
1654
Geography
Place made: Netherlands
Medium
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
Classification
Dimensions
Plate: 8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in. (21 x 16.2 cm) Sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 5/8 in. (21.4 x 16.8 cm)
Signatures
Lower left in plate: "Rembrandt. f 1654" ("a" reversed)
Inscriptions
Verso upper left in graphite: "25.116."; verso lower center in graphite: "descent du croix/Bartsch 83/collection Vis Blohduren(?)"; verso bottom left in graphite: "B 83"; verso bottom center in graphite: "83"
Markings
Verso upper right: "BROOKLYN MUSEUM/BROOKLYN, N.Y." in rectangle (Lugt 307b)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frederic B. Pratt
Accession Number
25.116
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