New Testament paintings (until 1639)
by REMBRANDT

Figures or scenes from the New Testament are relatively rare in the works of seventeenth-century Dutch painters. For Rembrandt, however, the Bible was an inexhaustible source of inspiration, providing with him innumerable examples of human joys and sorrows. He depicted his Biblical characters in the prosaic environment of ordinary Dutch people of his time, showing them as protagonists in the eternal human drama, moved by love, anxiety, wrath, treachery, humility or pride.

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The Martyrdom of St Stephen
1625
Oil on panel, 90 x 124 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon


Christ Driving the Money-Changers from the Temple
c. 1626
Oil on panel, 43 x 33 cm
Pushkin Museum, Moscow


The Baptism of the Eunuch
1626
Oil on oak panel, 64 x 48 cm
Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht


Apostle Paul in Prison
1627
Oil on oak panel, 73 x 60 cm
Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart


Simeon and Anna Recognize the Lord in Jesus
c. 1629
Oil on wood, 56 x 44 cm
Kunsthalle, Hamburg


Two Scholars Disputing
1628
Oil on panel, 72 x 60 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne


Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver
1629
Oil on panel, 76 x 104 cm
Mulgrave Castle, Lythe, Yorkshire


Supper at Emmaus
c. 1629
Oil on paper, 39 x 42 cm
Musée Jacquemart-André, Paris


St Paul at His Writing-Desk
1629-30
Oil on wood, 47 x 39 cm
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg


The Raising of Lazarus
c. 1630
Oil on panel, 96.2 x 81.5 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles


Presentation of Jesus in the Temple
1631
Oil on panel, 61 x 48 cm
Mauritshuis, The Hague


Apostle Peter in Prison
1631
Oil on panel, 58 x 48 cm
Israel Museum, Jerusalem


Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
1633
Oil on canvas, 160 x 128 cm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston


Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
1633
Oil on canvas, 160 x 128 cm
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston


The Incredulity of St Thomas
1634
Oil on oak panel, 53 x 51 cm
Pushkin Museum, Moscow


Descent from the Cross
1634
Oil on canvas, 158 x 117 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


St John the Baptist Preaching
c. 1634
Oil on canvas laid down on panel, 62 x 80 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


St John the Baptist Preaching
c. 1634
Oil on canvas laid down on panel, 62 x 80 cm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


St John the Baptist Preaching (detail)
c. 1634
Oil on canvas laid down on panel
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


The Holy Family
1634
Oil on canvas, 183 x 123 cm
Alte Pinakothek, Munich


The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen
1638
Oil on wood, 61 x 50 cm
Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London


The Risen Christ Appearing to Mary Magdalen (detail)
1638
Oil on wood
Royal Collection, Buckingham Palace, London



Summary of works by Rembrandt
Paintings
New Testament subjects | until 1639 | 1640s | 1650-60s
Passion of Christ | Old Testament subjects
Mythological subjects | Historical subjects
Portraits | until 1632 | 1633-39 | 1640s | 1650s | 1660s
Group portraits | Self-portraits
Landscapes | Miscellaneous subjects
Paintings in the style of Rembrandt (not by Rembrandt)
Graphics
Etchings | Drawings



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