Christ on the Cold Stone, Gerard van Honthorst (copy after), after c. 1614

Identification

Title(s)

Christ on the Cold Stone

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3569

Description

Christus op de koude steen. Christus zittend op een bankje, doornenkroon op het hoofd. Links een brandende kaars. Kopie naar de bespotting van Christus door Honthorst uit ca. 1614 in het Gettymuseum in Malibu.

Creation

Artist

painter: Gerard van Honthorst (copy after)
painter: Georges de La Tour (rejected attribution)

Dating

after c. 1614

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

support: height 134.5 cm × width 99.3 cm
outer size: depth 9 cm (support incl. frame)

Subject

What

Christ in distress, sitting on the cold stone (alone)

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Dec-1948

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; Prof. Fiorentini, Rome, 1947;{RMA Archive, Cassirer, P., letter 24 November 1947.} from whom, fl. 2,170, as Georges de la Tour, to the museum, through the mediation of G.J. Hoogewerff, 1948

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

Persistent URL

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