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Source Description
The first drawing purchased by the museum as a Rembrandt is now considered by experts to have been made by a follower of the Dutch artist. The scene depicts Christ being led to his first interrogation after his capture in Gethsemane (John 18:12–14), an unusual subject that may be paraphrasing the traditional portrayal of Christ carrying the cross. Here, the exhausted figure of Christ, contrasted with the brutal features and cruel gestures of the soldiers, produces an image that resonates with emotion. However, stylistic details, particularly the use of wash that creates a vague space and the lack of clarity and directness in Christ's face, suggest that this drawing was executed by a student or follower working in Rembrandt's style.
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Document identity
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136304
label
Christ Taken before Caiaphas
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
136304
contentType
drawing
title
Christ Taken before Caiaphas
description
The first drawing purchased by the museum as a Rembrandt is now considered by experts to have been made by a follower of the Dutch artist. The scene depicts Christ being led to his first interrogation after his capture in Gethsemane (John 18:12–14), an unusual subject that may be paraphrasing the traditional portrayal of Christ carrying the cross. Here, the exhausted figure of Christ, contrasted with the brutal features and cruel gestures of the soldiers, produces an image that resonates with emotion. However, stylistic details, particularly the use of wash that creates a vague space and the lack of clarity and directness in Christ's face, suggest that this drawing was executed by a student or follower working in Rembrandt's style.
date
c. 1641–42
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80030016
creators
2520
genreSpecific
Drawing
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 18.2 x 23.4 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.); Secondary Support: 18.2 x 23.4 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.)
cul
Netherlands
accession
1960.187
Source extras
tec
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with white gouache
tombstone
Christ Taken before Caiaphas, c. 1641–42. Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with white gouache; sheet: 18.2 x 23.4 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.); secondary support: 18.2 x 23.4 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1960.187
supportMaterials
description
beige(1) laid paper laid down on cream(3) laid paper
collection
DR - Dutch
inscriptions
inscription
VERSO, through transmitted light, upper right, in ink(?): [illegible] / [6601?] ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, upper left, in graphite: HJH [first two letters crossed out] ; upper center, in graphite: Rembrandt
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “Year in Review| 1960.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 47, no. 10 (December 1960): 223–254.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 230; Mentioned: p. 254, no. 91
citation
Rembrandt, and Louise S. Richards. “Christ Taken before Caiaphas.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 48, no. 1 (January 1961): 2–4.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 2-4; Reproduced: Cover
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 123
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 123
citation
Benesch, Otto. <em>The Drawings of Rembrandt: Complete Edition in Six Volumes[1954-57], </em>6 vols., enlarged and ed. Eva Benesch (London, 1973).
page_number
Vol. III, p. 141, no. 512a
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 158
creditline
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:57:10.020000
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136304
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Drawings
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DR - Dutch
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pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with white gouache
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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