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Christ and the Adulterous Woman, print, Inspired by Rembrandt's 'Christ and the Adulterous Woman'. Depicted is the moment when the Pharisees ask Christ a trick question., printmaker: Cornelis van der Griendt, Netherlands (possibly), after painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, unknown: Picard, 1837 - 1918, Cornelis van der Griendt, Rembrandt van Rijn, Picard, printmaker, after painting by, unknown, Netherlands, paper, etching, zinc etching, etching on zinc, height 80 mm x width 99 mm, Pharisees bring a woman accused of adultery before Christ (John 8:2-11), A rectangular etched scene framed by a simple border shows a group of robed figures drawn with thin dark lines on a light background; on the left a bearded man faces toward the center with one arm extended, beside him another bearded figure stands holding the extended hand, several other figures with varied head coverings and shaved or bald heads cluster behind and beside them, one central figure leans forward with hair pulled back, another seated figure rests a hand on his head while looking downward, and a figure on the far right wears a brimmed hat and looks inward; background lines suggest an arched architectural element and a small rectangular wall feature, while the surface of the plate shows fine horizontal scratches and scattered small ink dots.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A95_099

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38.8Mo (9.4Mo) / 34.8cm x 27.9cm / 4113 x 3295 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Christ Adulterous Woman print Inspired Rembrandt's Depicted moment Pharisees ask trick question printmaker Cornelis van der Griendt Netherlands painting Rembrandt van Rijn unknown Picard 1837 - 1918 paper etching zinc etching zinc height 80 mm x width 99 mm Pharisees bring woman accused adultery John 8 2-11 rectangular etched scene framed simple border group robed figures drawn thin dark lines light background left bearded man faces center arm extended beside another bearded figure stands holding extended hand several figures varied head coverings shaved bald heads cluster beside them central figure leans forward hair pulled back another seated figure rests hand looking downward figure far right wears brimmed hat looks inward background lines suggest arched architectural element small rectangular wall feature surface plate fine horizontal scratches scattered small ink dots