Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple

Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple

1635

Rembrandt van Rijn

Dutch, 1606-1669

Rembrandt uses free, bold lines to express the force of Christ's anger and the hurried dispersal of men who had been misusing the temple for their own corrupt purposes. The vigorous spontaneity, as well as the artist's light touch in the background, recall Dürer's discovery of the infinite variety available in the etching medium.

Etching
5 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (13.5 x 16.9 cm)
Manson F. Backus Memorial Collection
35.177
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Durer, Rembrandt, and Goya: Old Masters Prints from the Seattle Art Museum Collection", May 31, 2001 - January 1, 2002 (5/31/2001 - 1/1/2002)

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "Rembrandt Prints From The Seattle Art Museum's Permanent Collection", June 3 - July 25, 1993, 6/3 - 7/25/93 in conjunction with Dutch and Flemish Paintings: The Harold Samuel Collection. (06/03/1993 - 07/25/1993)

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