REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn
(b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam)
REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn (b. 1606, Leiden, d. 1669, Amsterdam) |
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Simeon with the Christ child in the Templec. 1639Etching and drypoint, second state of three, 213 x 290 mm Teylers Museum, Haarlem | |
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Catalogue number: Bartsch 49. The single theme that recurs with the greatest insistence in Rembrandt's work, decade after decade, was Simeon with the Christ child in his arms. He pondered it deeply and showed it from all sides. | |
