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The Monk in the Cornfield
c.1646
Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
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A black and white print of a robed man on top of a woman lying in a cornfield with her hand pressed around his waist. In the background, a worker is tending to the field
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  • Artist Name: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
  • Title: The Monk in the Cornfield
  • Date: c.1646
  • Medium: Etching and drypoint
  • Edition: Only state
  • Dimensions: plate: 1-15/16 x 2-11/16 in. (4.9 x 6.8 cm); sheet: 2-1/16 x 2-13/16 in. (5.2 x 7.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Norton Simon Art Foundation
  • Accession Number: M.1977.32.074.G
  • Copyright: © Norton Simon Art Foundation

Object Information

Rembrandt Rarities

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2006-04-28 to 2006-09-11

The Expressive Body: Memory, Devotion, Desire (1400-1750)

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2021-10-15 to 2022-03-07

Rembrandt Etchings

  • Norton Simon Museum, 1978-08-10 to 1980
  • Campbell, Sara, Collector Without Walls: Norton Simon and His Hunt for the Best, 2010, cat. 1452 p. 408

Additional Artwork by Artist

A Nude Man Standing, Another Seated Rembrandt van Rijn c.1646 (Basan impression)
Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left Rembrandt van Rijn c. 1630
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House Rembrandt van Rijn 1648 (Basan impression)
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