详情
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
The Star of the Kings: a Night Piece
etching with touches of drypoint, circa 1652, on laid paper, with an indistinct watermark, a brilliant, dark and even impression of New Hollstein's first state (of four), printing with bright highlights and considerable burr in the lantern and the column in the background
Plate 94 x 142 mm.
Sheet 95 x 143 mm.
出版
Bartsch, Hollstein 113; Hind 254; New Hollstein 263
特别通告
Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
荣誉呈献

拍品专文

This etching, a remarkable evocation of darkness, shows a little street scene during an Epiphany-procession in Amsterdam. On 6 January, to celebrate the Adoration of the Magi, groups of children and grown-ups would walk through the city at night, singing and collecting small gifts. As a reference to the Star of Bethlehem that led the three kings to the stable, each group would carry a star-shaped lantern. We can see such a group in the foreground, partially lit by the lantern. Another lantern shines far in the background, and a few windows are dimly lit from inside the houses. The rest of the scene disappears in almost complete darkness. We can only vaguely discern the figures in the foreground, the outlines of the houses and rather guess than see that the distant lantern is on a bridge above a canal. As so often, Rembrandt doesn’t ‘depict’ the scene as much as making us experience it for ourselves, as if we are part of this nocturnal procession – an effect that only fine, early impressions such as the present one can convey.

相关文章

Sorry, we are unable to display this content. Please check your connection.

更多来自
古典大师版画
参与竞投 状况报告 

佳士得专家或会联络阁下,以商讨此拍品,又或于拍品状况于拍卖前有所改变时知会阁下。

本人确认已阅读有关状况报告的重要通知 并同意其条款。 查阅状况报告