REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)

Evangelist Matthew and the Angel

1661
Oil on canvas, 96 x 81 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

This painting is from the last period of the artist. The angel bears the facial features of Titus, Rembrandt's son.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 8 minutes):
Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion BWV 244 (excerpts)