File:Saul and David by Rembrandt Mauritshuis 621.jpg
Summary
Rembrandt: Saul and David
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| Title |
Saul and David |
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| Object type |
painting  |
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| Genre |
religious art |
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| Date | between 1650 and 1670 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | oil on canvas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 130 cm (51.1 in); width: 164.5 cm (64.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
621 |
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| Place of creation | Amsterdam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Object history |
by 10 May 1830: Victor L.Ch. de Riquet (Duke of Caraman), Paris between 10 May 1830 and 12 May 1830: sale of the collection of Victor de Riquet (Duke of Caraman) at Thomas Henry, Paris, lot no. 76, for FRF 250 (as ‘Rembrandt (van Ryn, Paul) 76. David jouant de la harpe devant Saül. Assis et vu à mi-corps, Saül cache derrière un rideau la moitié de son visage; son air sombre indique l'agitation de son esprit. Une tunique de drap d'or et un manteau de velours cramoisi composent son vêtement. Plus bas que Saül, est placé David jouant de la harpe; on ne voit que la partie supérieure de son corps. Tableau capital où l'énergie du pinceau égale la vigueur du coloris, où Rembrandt, on peut bien le dire, a une physiognomie pittoresque qui est toute à lui. T. h. 45 p. ---l. 67’) by 1835: Didot de Saint-Marc (....-1935), Paris 1835: bequeathed to Mrs. Didot de Saint-Marc (=Mrs. Abel Vautier), Caen between 16 April 1869 and 17 April 1869: purchased by Durand-Ruel et Cie (art dealer), Paris at the sale of the collection of Alphonse Oudry at Exp.: Febvre, C. P.: Escribe, Paris, lot no. 52, for FRF 120,000 (as ‘Rembrandt (Paul van Rijn) 52 - Le roi Saül, livré à la plus noire mélancolie, se dérobe à moitié derrière un large rideau; devant lui, le jeune David joue de la harpe afin de chasser les sombres pensées qui obsèdent l'esprit du roi. Cette œuvre magistrale est de la plus belle époque du grand peintre; il y a déployéune puissance dramatique digne de Shakspeare et une incomparable magie de couleur et de clair-obscur. Collection Didot. Toile, H. 1 m. 31 c. L. 1 m. 64 c.’) 1870: purchased by Arthur Stevens, Paris, from Durand-Ruel et Cie, Paris (?) circa 1870: purchased by Alexis Joseph Febvre, Paris, from Durand-Ruel et Cie, Paris for FRF 29,000 (?) Unknown dateCategory:Unknown date: acquired by Saint Bourgeois (art dealer), Cologne/Paris Unknown dateCategory:Unknown date: purchased by Saint Bourgeois (art dealer), Cologne/Paris, from Albert von Oppenheim, Cologne 1891: purchased by Durand-Ruel (art dealer), Paris, from M. Philippe George, Ay, Marne 1898: purchased by Dr. Abraham Bredius (1855-1946), The Hague, from Durand-Ruel, Paris 1898: lent to the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis, The Hague by Dr. Abraham Bredius, The Hague |
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| Exhibition history |
Kunsthistorische Ausstellung zu Cöln. VII. Original-Gemälde der kölner und niederländische Malerschule bis zum Schluss des 17. Jahrhunderts, Cologne, 1876, cat. no. 61. Paintings, Sculptures and Other Objects Exhibited During the World's Congresses, 1893, The Arts Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Cat.no. 27. Rembrandt. Schilderijen bijeengebracht ter gelegenheid van de inhuldiging van Hare Majesteit Koningin Wilhelmina, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, 8 September 1898–November 1898, cat. no. 118. Rembrandt van Rijn, 1936, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Cat.no. 304. Bredius, Rembrandt en het Mauritshuis!!! Een eigenzinnige directeur verzamelt, 1991, Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis, The Hague, cat. no. 11. |
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| References |
Anonymous, Mauritshuis online catalogue, as Rembrandt, Saul and David, circa 1651-1654 and circa 1655-1658, height: 130 cm (51.1 in); width: 164.5 cm (64.7 in). Anonymous, RKDimages, Art-work number 2912, as Workshop of Rembrandt or Rembrandt, Saul and David, circa 1655 and circa 1660-1665 (1650-1665), height: 130 cm (51.1 in); width: 164.5 cm (64.7 in) Anonymous, Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, object 20186202, as Rembrandt, David vor Saul, circa 1658, height: 130.5 cm (51.3 in); width: 164 cm (64.5 in) Anonymous, Web Gallery of Art, as Rembrandt, Saul and David, 1655-1660, height: 131 cm (51.5 in); width: 164 cm (64.5 in). Anonymous ([circa 1900]) Mauritshuis. The Hague. Holland, 's-Gravenhage: De Groot & Dijkhoff, [p. 33], as Saul and David, with image in black and white. Emilie E.S. Gordenker and Petria Noble: Rembrandt's "Saul and David" at the Mauritshuis, JHNA 2013 |
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| Source/Photographer | www.mauritshuis.nl : Home : Info : Pic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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