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The Raising of Lazarus: The Larger Plate |
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| Original Etching |
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| H 14.5in x W 10.13in |
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| In excellent condition, with 3/8 inch margins on all four sides.
Upon receiving word of the death of Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha, Jesus traveled to Bethany and raised the dead man, who had been buried in a cave for four days (John 11:1-44).
This is Rembrandt's first monumental etching.
There are many similarities between it and his painting of the same subject of 1630 in which Christ stands behind the grave. The figure of Christ, here seen from behind, dominates the whole composition. The emotions of the onlookers are translated into the most vivid possible gestures. The many changes that Rembrandt made in the plate while he was working on this etching indicate the extent of his concern to get the disposition and lighting of the figures exactly right.
Original etching and burin printed in black ink on laid paper.
A strong, clear impression of Bartsch's tenth and Usticke's tenth and final state, printed after the overall rebiting of the plate by Michael Bernard circa 1906, showing the unshaded space at the top of the turban, and the cross hatching on the curtain in front of Christ.
Signed in the plate at the center RHL van Rijn f. (signature very faint).
Bartsch 73 x/x; Hind 96; Biorklund-Barnard 32-4; Usticke 73 viii/x
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