Kalvarienberg, ca. 1648 – 1652

Title

Kalvarienberg

Draughtsman

• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn school

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): Rembrandt
Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Wappen mit Krone und Lilie und angehängtem W

Work Catalogues

• Benesch III.158.586

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1846 in Kiel

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Johannes 19,30

Primary

• 73D61 comprehensive representations of the events on Golgotha during Christ's hanging on the cross, no particular event emphasized
• 73D72 the mourning over the dead Christ
• 73D72121 Christ's body supported by Mary, others present

Historic Attribution

• Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn draughtsman