Christ Blessing the Children and Healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print')

Rembrandt van Rijn (in circa 1648)

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caroline asked

Hi, In Christ blessing the children and healing the sick by Rembrandt in 1648, who is the older man with a white beard on the far left who is holding the attention of the people around him?
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Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen answered

Hi Caroline,
The older man with a white beard is a part of the group of about 8 men who are talking about what they saw or heard behind the wall. They are what is called 'schriftgeleerden' in Dutch and Pharisees who wanted to test Christ. They are mentioned in Matthew 19 (verse 3) which is the chapter in the Bible of which Rembrandt used the motives in his 'Hundred Guilder Print'. Best, Lisa

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Title	Christ Blessing the Children and Healing the Sick ('The Hundred Guilder Print')
Material and technique	Etching, engraving and drypoint
Object type	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 278 mm Width 392 mm
Artists	Graphic artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Accession number	DN 1971/292 (PK)
Credits	Gift Dr A.J. Domela Nieuwenhuis, 1923
Department	Drawings & Prints
Acquisition date	1923
Creation date	in circa 1648
Collector	Collector / Adriaan Domela Nieuwenhuis
Material	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique
Object	Print > Two-dimensional object > Art object
Technique	Etching > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique Dry-point > Engraving > Engraved > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique Burin > Manual > Intaglio printing techniques > Printing technique > Technique > Material and technique
Geographical origin	The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Rembrandt van Rijn

Leiden 1606 - Amsterdam 1669

Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden. After his apprenticeship, during which he studied with various painters including Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam, he started...

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