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Death of the Virgin (The) (H 161 IV/IV, B 99 III/III)
Death of the Virgin (The) (H 161 IV/IV, B 99 III/III)

Death of the Virgin (The) (H 161 IV/IV, B 99 III/III)

Artist Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Date1639
DimensionsOverall: 16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in. (41 x 31.4 cm)
MediumEtching and Drypoint
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineGiven in memory of Grace J. Hitchcock
Object number
1978.43
Not on View
Label TextThis is considered Rembrandt’s first etching in which he no longer seeks to imitate painting. Through the great freedom of the composition and the greater variety of line, he begins to utilize the expressive potential of the etching medium.Exhibition HistoryTMA Rembrandt as an Etcher: Oct. 6 - Dec. 30, 1979 TMA The Painter Was a Printmaker: June 23 - Sept. 9, 1984. TMA, The Dramatic Image: Baroque Prints of the 17th Century, February 25 - July 31, 2011.

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