Head of Christ
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch (active Leiden and Amsterdam), 1606 - 1669
Geography:
Made in Netherlands, Europe
Date:
c. 1648-56Medium:
Oil on oak panel, laid into larger oak panelDimensions:
14 1/8 x 12 5/16 inches (35.8 x 31.2 cm) Framed: 28 1/4 x 23 x 2 inches (71.8 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting before 1900, Johnson CollectionObject Location:
Cat. 480Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Netherlands, Europe
Date:
c. 1648-56Medium:
Oil on oak panel, laid into larger oak panelDimensions:
14 1/8 x 12 5/16 inches (35.8 x 31.2 cm) Framed: 28 1/4 x 23 x 2 inches (71.8 x 58.4 x 5.1 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting before 1900, Johnson CollectionObject Location:
* Gallery 262, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:Cat. 480Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
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This face of Christ relates very closely to depictions found in two prints by Rembrandt that portray Christ preaching to an attentive audience. A 1656 inventory lists a picture hanging in Rembrandt's studio as "a head of Christ, done from life," perhaps evidence that Rembrandt used his neighbors in the Jewish Quarter of Amsterdam as models. This painting is likely the one that was kept by Rembrandt's family.
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