Peasant Family on the Tramp, c. 1652
Rembrandt van Rijnexpand_more
Etchingexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.1,284
Not on Viewexpand_more
A myth about Rembrandt is that he etched so many beggars—more than thirty etchings in all—because he felt alienated from society himself. It is true that he once portrayed himself as a beggar, but he was more attracted to the expressive faces, tattered clothing, and crumpled gait of these "low" subjects. Unusual for the time, Rembrandt gave his beggars real emotions and individualized faces, seemingly with a view toward stirring compassion in his viewers.
Details
- Title
- Peasant Family on the Tramp
- Artist Life
- 1606 - 1669
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.1,284
- Provenance
- Unidentified dry stamp recto; D. Daulby' (L. 736a); Maximillian Wellner, (L. 1921a).
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Hind 259 os; Mz.131 ii/ii; Holl.131 ii/ii; B.131; B-B. 52-3 ii/ii
- Curator Approved
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