Christ Before Pilate: Large Plate

Prints and Drawings

1635

Rembrandt van Rijn
Dutch, 1606-1669

This print exemplifies popular depictions of the Passion of Christ, which often united multiple parts of the New Testament story into one overwhelming scene, from the first half of the 17th century. Here Rembrandt van Rijn combined the Presentation of Christ to the people by Pontius Pilate and the Mocking of Christ by the people of Jerusalem into one large and deeply moving etching. Although surrounded by the Pharisees and a motley crowd of mocking onlookers, Christ appears disengaged as he looks to the heavens, his hands clasped in prayer.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Title: Christ Before Pilate: Large Plate
Place: Holland (Artist's nationality)
Date: 1635
Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: Image: 54.3 × 44.9 cm (21 7/16 × 17 11/16 in.); Plate: 55.2 × 44.9 cm (21 3/4 × 17 11/16 in.); Sheet: 55.6 × 45.5 cm (21 15/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Charles Deering Collection
Reference Number: 1927.5127
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