ID: 700008589 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700008589	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Christ Presented to the People (dry point (print); Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam); 1655; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, U...; 41.1.34)

Note: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate on the dais points to Christ at his side as he asks the people whether he should release Barrabas or Christ (Matthew 27:21-23). Just as fascinating as the riveting central subject of this powerful print are the varied characters, attitudes, and poses to be found within the crowd of spectators witnessing the event from the street below and the surrounding windows. Rembrandt composed this print entirely in drypoint, which accounts for the velvety quality of many of the lines. With drypoint, Rembrandt could combine the immediacy of drawing with the ability to print many impressions of a single image. This impression was printed on Japan paper, whose yellow tone bathes the scene in a warm light. The standard-size Japan sheet was smaller than Rembrandt's printing plate, but the printmaker solved this dilemma by adding an extra strip of paper to the top of the sheet.

Titles:

Christ Presented to the People (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

dry point (print) [300041349] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, prints (visual works), <prints by process or technique>, <prints by process: transfer method>, intaglio prints, engravings (prints))

Classifications:

prints (preferred)

Creation Date: 1655

Creator Display:

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam) [preferred,VP]

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch painter, printmaker, 1606-1669) [500011051]

Locations:

Current: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 41.1.34

Credit Line: Gift of Felix M. Warburg and his family, 1941

Display Materials: drypoint on japan paper; second state of eight

	japan paper [300404752]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by form>, <materials by physical form>, <fiber and fiber by product>, <fiber by product>, paper (fiber product), <paper by composition or origin>)

	drypoint (printing process) [300053228]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <printing and printing processes and techniques>, printing processes, intaglio printing processes, engraving (printing process))

Dimensions: Plate: 15 1/8 x 17 11/16 in. (38.4 x 44.9 cm); Frame: 24 1/2 × 30 1/2 in. (62.2 × 77.5 cm)

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Ecce Homo [901000270]
	.....((Passion of Christ, Life of Jesus Christ, New Testament narratives, Christian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

State: 2:8

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

..... Conceptual Works

.......... Conceptual Works by class: for movable works

............... Christ Presented to the People

.................... State 2: Christ Presented to the People

Sources and Contributors:
Christ Presented to the People	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)