The death of the Virgin, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1639

Title(s)

The death of the Virgin

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1961-926

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 173-4(5)
• Bartsch 99-3(3)
  Remark: 3(4)
• Hollstein Dutch 99-3(3)
  Remark: 3(4)

Inscriptions / marks

• signature and date: ‘Rembrandt f 1639’
• collector's mark: Lugt 33
• collector's mark: Lugt 807
• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Artist

• print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn (signed by artist)
• after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn
• print maker: anonymous

Dating

1639

Material

• Japanese paper

Technique

etching / drypoint

Measurements

height 401 mm × width 312 mm

What

• the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming)

Credit line

• Mr and Mrs De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Acquisition

bequest 1961

Copyright

Public domain

• Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 39, cat.nr. 173
• Rembrandt : the quest for chiaroscuro, Akira Kofuku, p. 196-197, cat.nr. 71