The Old Testament prophet Daniel is shown
praying among lions, while skulls and bones in the foreground heighten the
sense of danger. On the reverse of this drawing, Van Renesse wrote a personal
note revealing he was a pupil of Rembrandt — a rare glimpse into the
relationship between master and student: “de eerste tijckening getoont Bij
Rembrant in Jaer 1649 den 1 october / het waert voor de tweede mael dat ick bij
Rembrant geweest ben.”
Specifications
| Title | Daniel in the Lion's Den |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk (traces), pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white, framing lines with the pen in brown ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 206 mm Width 320 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Constantijn Daniël van Renesse
|
| Accession number | MB 200 (PK) |
| Credits | Purchased 1866 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1866 |
| Creation date | in circa 1649-1652 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rembrandt in Rotterdam (2005) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Brown wash
> Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | Northern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
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