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[[File:Rembrandt The Hundred Guilder Print.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Hundred Guilder Print'', c.1647-1649.]]
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The '''''Hundred Guilder Print''''' is an [[etching]] by [[Rembrandt]]. The etching's popular name derives from the large sum of money supposedly once paid for an impression (copy). It is also called ''Christ healing the sick''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Hundred Guilder Print|url=http://www.masterworksfineart.com/inventory/1641|publisher=Masterworks Fine Art|accessdate=17 December 2010}}</ref>, ''Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children''<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts>{{cite book|title=Rembrandt: Experimental Etcher |author=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] and [[Pierpont Morgan Library]] |publisher=New York Graphic Society|location=Greenwich, CT|year=1969|pages=28–41}}</ref>, or ''Christ preaching''<ref name=Wieseman />, since the print depicts multiple events from [[Gospel of Matthew|Matthew]] 19, including [[Jesus|Christ]] [[Miracles of Jesus|healing]] the sick, debating with scholars and [[The Little Children|calling on children]] to come to him.<ref name=Rijksmuseum /> The [[Jesus and the rich young man|rich young man]] mentioned in the chapter is leaving through the gateway on the right.<ref name=Rijksmuseum>[http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/RP-P-OB-601], [[Rijksmuseum]]. Retrieved 4 September 2011.</ref>
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[[File:Rembrandt The Hundred Guilder Print.jpg|thumb|330px|The ''Hundred Guilder Print'', [[etching]], c.&nbsp;1647–1649.]]
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The '''''Hundred Guilder Print''''' is an [[etching]] by [[Rembrandt]]. The etching's popular name derives from the large sum of money supposedly once paid for an impression (copy). It is also called ''Christ healing the sick'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The Hundred Guilder Print|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O151802/christ-healing-the-sick-the-print-rembrandt-van-rijn/|publisher=[[Victoria and Albert Museum]]|accessdate=2018-03-10}}</ref> ''Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children'',<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts>{{cite book|title=Rembrandt: Experimental Etcher |author=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] and [[Pierpont Morgan Library]] |publisher=New York Graphic Society|location=Greenwich, CT|year=1969|pages=28–41}}</ref> or ''Christ preaching'',<ref name=Wieseman /> since the print depicts multiple events from [[Gospel of Matthew]] [[Matthew 19|chapter 19]], including [[Jesus|Christ]] [[Miracles of Jesus|healing]] the sick, debating with scholars and [[The Little Children|calling on children]] to come to him.<ref name=Rijksmuseum /> The [[Jesus and the rich young man|rich young man]] mentioned in the chapter is leaving through the gateway on the right.<ref name=Rijksmuseum>[http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/RP-P-OB-601 Hundred Guilder Print], [[Rijksmuseum]]. Retrieved 4 September 2011.</ref>


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Rembrandt worked on the ''Hundred Guilder Print'' in stages throughout the 1640s, and it was the "critical work in the middle of his career", from which his final etching style began to emerge.<ref name=White>Christopher White, ''The Late Etchings of Rembrandt'', (London: British Museum/Lund Humphries, 1969) pp. 6-10.</ref> He probably completed it in 1649.<ref name=Wieseman /> Although the print only survives in two [[state (printmaking)|states]], the first very rare, evidence of much reworking can be seen underneath the final print and many drawings survive for elements of it.<ref name=White />
In this work, Rembrandt broke from the long-standing Northern European tradition of ascribing devotional qualities to religious paintings. Instead, Rembrandt depicted Biblical events as tender instances of piety and serenity.<ref name="Art Through the Ages">{{cite book|last=Kleiner|first=Fred S.|title=Gardner's Art Through the Ages: A Global History|year=2005|publisher=Clark Baxter|location=Boston, MA|isbn=9780495115502|pages=680, 685, 686}}</ref> The print is reminiscent of many other Christian religious artworks because it clearly focuses on the figure of Jesus in the centre of the scene. It differs, however, in that it is not based on a single biblical story. Through his use of recognizable figures, Rembrandt illustrates various themes and events from [[Matthew 19]]. The wealthy youth seated with his head in his hand recalls Christ's admonition against amassing excess wealth, and the mothers presenting their babies to be blessed symbolize Christ's acceptance of all his followers, no matter how individually insignificant. Thus, the etching served an edifying purpose for Rembrandt's original audience because it presents many religious messages all packed together.<ref name="Art Through the Ages" />

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Rembrandt worked on the ''Hundred Guilder Print'' in stages throughout the 1640s, and it was the "critical work in the middle of his career", from which his final etching style began to emerge.<ref name=White>Christopher White, ''The Late Etchings of Rembrandt'', (London: British Museum/Lund Humphries, 1969) pp. 6–10.</ref> He probably completed it in 1649.<ref name=Wieseman /> Although the print only survives in two [[state (printmaking)|states]], the first very rare, evidence of much reworking can be seen underneath the final print and many drawings survive for elements of it.<ref name=White />


Wieseman describes the etching as a "technical tour de force, incorporating an enormous diversity of printmaking styles and techniques":
Wieseman describes the etching as a "technical tour de force, incorporating an enormous diversity of printmaking styles and techniques":
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==The Baillie Print==
==The Baillie Print==
Around 1775, Captain [[William Baillie (engraver)|William Baillie]] printed a 100 impression edition of an extensively re-worked, by his own hand, version of Rembrandt's original copper plate.<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/>
Around 1775, Captain [[William Baillie (engraver)|William Baillie]] printed an 100 impression edition of an extensively re-worked, by his own hand, version of Rembrandt's original copper plate.<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/>


He acquired the plate, already worn down by repeated printings, from the painter and engraver [[John Greenwood (artist)|John Greenwood]].<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/> As an engraver himself, Baillie attempted to restore the work, but his effort was considered "hard and unfeeling, lacking all the subtleties of Rembrandt's own work".<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/> After his edition, Baillie cut the plate into four pieces, reworked them further, and had them printed as separate images. To the reduced center fragment with Christ, he added the frame of an arch.<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/><ref name=MfaPrint2 />
He acquired the plate, already worn down by repeated printings, from the painter and engraver [[John Greenwood]].<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/> As an engraver himself, Biallie attempted to restore the work, but his effort was considered "hard and unfeeling, lacking all the subtleties of Rembrandt's own work".<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/> After his edition, Baillie cut the plate into four pieces, reworked them further, and had them printed as separate images. To the reduced center fragment with Christ, he added the frame of an arch.<ref name=MuseumOfFineArts/><ref name=MfaPrint2 />


==Known locations==
==Known locations==
While the number of impressions Rembrandt printed of the print is unknown, the Hundred Guilder Print is known to be held in the following collections:
While the number of copies Rembrandt printed is unknown, the Hundred Guilder Print is known to be held in the following collections:
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* [[British Museum]] <ref name=BritishMuseum>{{cite web |title=The Hundred Guilder Print |url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pd/r/rembrandt_van_rijn,_christ_hea.aspx |publisher=[[British Museum]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.]]

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* [[British Museum]] <ref name=BritishMuseum>{{cite web |title=The Hundred Guilder Print |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pd/r/rembrandt_van_rijn,_christ_hea.aspx |publisher=[[British Museum]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Frick Collection]] <ref name=Frick>{{cite web|title=Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) |url=http://collections.frick.org/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:628 |publisher=[[Frick Collection]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Frick Collection]] <ref name=Frick>{{cite web|title=Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) |url=http://collections.frick.org/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:628 |publisher=[[Frick Collection]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] <ref name=MfaPrint1>{{cite web|title=Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) |url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/christ-preaching-the-hundred-guilder-print-108966|publisher=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref> including Baillie prints <ref name=MfaPrint2>{{cite web |title=Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) – Reworked by Capt. William Baillie |url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/christ-preaching-the-hundred-guilder-print-108982 |publisher=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] <ref name=MfaPrint1>{{cite web|title=Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) |url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/christ-preaching-the-hundred-guilder-print-108966|publisher=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref> including Biallie prints <ref name=MfaPrint2>{{cite web |title=Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) - Reworked by Capt. William Baillie |url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/christ-preaching-the-hundred-guilder-print-108982 |publisher=[[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] <ref name=Met>{{cite web |title=The Hundred Guilder Print |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/drawings_and_prints/the_hundred_guilder_print_rembrandt_rembrandt_van_rijn//objectview.aspx?OID=90044545&collID=9&dd1=9 |publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] <ref name=Met>{{cite web |title=The Hundred Guilder Print |url=http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/collection_database/drawings_and_prints/the_hundred_guilder_print_rembrandt_rembrandt_van_rijn//objectview.aspx?OID=90044545&collID=9&dd1=9 |publisher=[[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] |accessdate=4 September 2011}}</ref>
* [[Oberlin College]], [[Allen Memorial Art Museum]] <ref name=Wieseman />
* [[Oberlin College]], [[Allen Memorial Art Museum]] <ref name=Wieseman />
* [[Rijksmuseum]] <ref name=Rijksmuseum />
* [[Rijksmuseum]] <ref name=Rijksmuseum />

*[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.artsmia.org/art/8834/christ-preaching-rembrandt-harmensz-van-rijn|title=Christ Preaching ("The Hundred Guilder Print"), Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art|website=collections.artsmia.org|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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The Hundred Guilder Print, c.1647-1649.

The Hundred Guilder Print is an etching by Rembrandt. The etching's popular name derives from the large sum of money supposedly once paid for an impression (copy). It is also called Christ healing the sick[1], Christ with the Sick around Him, Receiving Little Children[2], or Christ preaching[3], since the print depicts multiple events from Matthew 19, including Christ healing the sick, debating with scholars and calling on children to come to him.[4] The rich young man mentioned in the chapter is leaving through the gateway on the right.[4]

Rembrandt worked on the Hundred Guilder Print in stages throughout the 1640s, and it was the "critical work in the middle of his career", from which his final etching style began to emerge.[5] He probably completed it in 1649.[3] Although the print only survives in two states, the first very rare, evidence of much reworking can be seen underneath the final print and many drawings survive for elements of it.[5]

Wieseman describes the etching as a "technical tour de force, incorporating an enormous diversity of printmaking styles and techniques":

The group of figures at the left side of the print, for example, is deftly indicated with a minimum of lightly bitten lines; in contrast, the evocative richness of the blacks and the depth of tone in the right half of the print represents Rembrandt's experimental competition with the newly discovered mezzotint technique.[3]

The Baillie Print

Around 1775, Captain William Baillie printed an 100 impression edition of an extensively re-worked, by his own hand, version of Rembrandt's original copper plate.[2]

He acquired the plate, already worn down by repeated printings, from the painter and engraver John Greenwood.[2] As an engraver himself, Biallie attempted to restore the work, but his effort was considered "hard and unfeeling, lacking all the subtleties of Rembrandt's own work".[2] After his edition, Baillie cut the plate into four pieces, reworked them further, and had them printed as separate images. To the reduced center fragment with Christ, he added the frame of an arch.[2][6]

Known locations

While the number of copies Rembrandt printed is unknown, the Hundred Guilder Print is known to be held in the following collections:


References

  1. ^ "The Hundred Guilder Print". Masterworks Fine Art. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Pierpont Morgan Library (1969). Rembrandt: Experimental Etcher. Greenwich, CT: New York Graphic Society. pp. 28–41.
  3. ^ a b c d Wieseman, M. "The Hundred Guilder Print". Allen Memorial Art Museum. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
  4. ^ a b c [1], Rijksmuseum. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  5. ^ a b Christopher White, The Late Etchings of Rembrandt, (London: British Museum/Lund Humphries, 1969) pp. 6-10.
  6. ^ a b "Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print) - Reworked by Capt. William Baillie". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. ^ "The Hundred Guilder Print". British Museum. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print)". Frick Collection. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print)". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  10. ^ "The Hundred Guilder Print". Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
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