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The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate

1651

Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Culture
Netherlands
Medium
etching with drypoint
Support
Cream(3) laid paper
Measurements
Sheet: 16.2 x 13.1 cm (6 3/8 x 5 3/16 in.); Platemark: 16.1 x 12.9 cm (6 5/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr. 1934.351
Catalogue raisonné
Hollstein 42 (XVIII.21)
State
i/ii
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented etching with drypoint in fine hatched lines that contrast with the pale paper background depicts an older man with a light skin tone. He moves toward our left, reaching for a doorframe while holding a staff. A small, shaggy dog walks at his feet. Behind them to our right, a hearth stands near a chair and spinning wheel. Dense, dark ink strokes create high contrast, representing bright light and deep shadows.

The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate

1651

Rembrandt van Rijn

(Dutch, 1606–1669)
Netherlands

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