Man Wringing his Hands (Judas)
Man Wringing his Hands (Judas)
Man Wringing his Hands (Judas)
Man Wringing his Hands (Judas)

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Man Wringing his Hands (Judas),

1634

Jan van Vliet, born 1610, Delft, The Netherlands; active Leiden, The Netherlands and Antwerp, Belgium; died The Netherlands
after Rembrandt van Rijn, 1606–1669; born Leiden, Netherlands; died Amsterdam, Netherlands
x1934-572

Jan Van Vliet made reproductive prints after various paintings by Rembrandt from the 1630s and also collaborated with the master in the creation of some of his most celebrated etchings, including the

Descent from the Cross. This print belongs to a series of tronies—or interesting characters— made by Van Vliet between 1630 and 1634 after works that Rembrandt had made in Leiden and Amsterdam at the beginning of his career. In Man Grieving, Van Vliet has reproduced, with some variations, the upper half of the principal protagonist in Rembrandt’s Penitent Judas of 1629 (private collection, Great Britain). When seen out of context, Van Vliet’s expressive hand-wringing figure could be variously interpreted as a beggar, a hermit, or the weeping philosop her Heraclitus of Ephesus.

Information

Title
Man Wringing his Hands (Judas)
Dates

1634

Maker
Jan van Vliet
after Rembrandt van Rijn
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 22.4 x 18.5 cm. (8 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.) sheet: 26 x 21.6 cm. (10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-572
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Signed in plate, upper left and right corners: RH jnuentor / J.G. v Vliet fec. 1634 Initialed in red ink, lower left corner: WV
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 92.22; Dutuit 22; Hollstein 165.22; Le Blanc 445.22
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
figures (representations), men, Depicts

Junius S. Morgan (1867–1932); bequeathed to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1932

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