Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) Abraham and Isaac
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Abraham and Isaac
Etching and drypoint, 1645, a detailed impression of New Hollstein's first state (of two) with contrast and depth, on laid paper with armorial watermark, sheet 157 x 130 mm. (6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, two small areas of discolouration in the upper two corners, small spot in the lower right quadrant (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 34; New Hollstein 224 i/ii
"And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." [Genesis 22:2 KJV]
"Faith begins precisely where thinking leaves off." Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling, 1843
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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Abraham and Isaac
Etching and drypoint, 1645, a detailed impression of New Hollstein's first state (of two) with contrast and depth, on laid paper with armorial watermark, sheet 157 x 130 mm. (6 1/4 x 5 1/8 in), trimmed to or just within the platemark, two small areas of discolouration in the upper two corners, small spot in the lower right quadrant (unframed)
Literature:
Hind 34; New Hollstein 224 i/ii
"And He said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of." [Genesis 22:2 KJV]
"Faith begins precisely where thinking leaves off." Søren Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling, 1843
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