Christ and Mary Magdalene at the Tomb

This is a reproduction of Rembrandt’s “Christ and Mary Magdalene at the Tomb” of 1638. The day after the Crucifixion, Mary Magdalene found... more

by Rembrandt

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Price

$1,000

Dimensions

16.000 x 20.000 x 0.500 inches

Title

Christ and Mary Magdalene at the Tomb

Artist

Rembrandt

Medium

Painting - Oil On Canvas

Description

This is a reproduction of Rembrandt’s “Christ and Mary Magdalene at the Tomb” of 1638. The day after the Crucifixion, Mary Magdalene found Christ’s tomb empty. Two angels spoke to her as she wept, and when she turned she saw a man she thought was a gardener. Rembrandt sticks closely to the passage in the Gospel of John, which poses the question of the risen Christ’s appearance, because Mary Magdalene recognizes neither his face nor his voice. The figure of Christ eludes understanding, and the rising sun symbolizes the dawn of a new era for mankind. He had been discovered six years before and had moved to Amsterdam in 1631. He had married the year before the painting and Rembrandt took on his first pupils. In the year of this painting he moved into his prominent house in an upscale district. Later in the next decade after his wife died, he began an affair with their maid whom Rembrandt married after their daughter was born. In the next decade his fortunes declined and in 1660 he was forced to sell his home. He was a few years away from bankruptcy as his years of living beyond his means were finally catching up with him. This was the beginning of the poverty which haunted him until his death in 1669. The original is an oil on panel and measures 61 by 49.5 centimeters and is in the British Royal Collections.

If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@trycap.com.

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May 18th, 2021