Rembrandt

The Angel Appearing to St. Joseph in His Dream



Rembrandt - The Angel Appearing to St. Joseph in His Dream



Rembrandt
The Angel Appearing to St. Joseph in His Dream
c. 1652
179 x 181 mm
Reed-pen and bistre
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet
C. Hofstede de Groot Bequest


Literature

Catalogues raisonnés
Benesch 915
Schatborn D140

Collection catalogues
Peter Schatborn, Tekeningen van / Drawings by Rembrandt in het / in the Rijksmuseum, 's-Gravenhage, 1985, nr. 39

Literature
Richard Verdi, Rembrandt's themes, New Haven, 2014, fig. 45


Iconclass

73B62 An angel appearing to Joseph in a dream summons him to flee into Egypt

External links

Rijksmuseum Accession number RP-T-1930-23

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