Saint Jerome in a dark Chamber (B., Holl. 105; H. 201)

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Saint Jerome in a dark Chamber (B., Holl. 105; H. 201)
etching, 1642, a very good, velvety impression of the second, final state, the contrast with the window particularly effective, with part of an Arms of Amsterdam watermark, thread margins, a small paper flaw to the left of the window, apparently touched-in with ink, possibly a further small area of ink to the curtain just inside the platemark at upper right, otherwise in very good condition
P., S. 154 x 175 mm.

Provenance

H. Weber (L. 1383).
Dr. F. A. Lieberg (L. 1681); Galerie Kornfeld, Bern, 21 June 1979, lot 48, SF 17,500.

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Lot Essay

At the start of the 1640's Rembrandt developed a taste for nocturnal scenes in both drawing and etching. Here we see a typical Dutch 17th century interior, with only the cardinal's hat, the skull and the lion nearly lost in the shadows identifying the subject.

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