The angel appearing to the shepherds – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The angel appearing to the shepherds comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The angel appearing to the shepherds
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Rembrandt's 1634 etching of the angel appearing to the shepherds shows the Gospel of Luke scene in a dark, open landscape, with the angel's light breaking over the startled figures on the ground. Rembrandt often reworked his copper plates, so the same image survives in several states, and this impression is the third. Its record notes a collector's mark and an earlier owner, both signs of how prints passed between private collectors before entering public institutions. Rembrandt's etchings of biblical subjects like this one were widely admired and copied in his lifetime.
| Created / published | 1634 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Subjects | Etching by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669. Rovinski, 44 (3d state). Bjorklund, 34-I (3d state). Modern impression? Collector's mark of Mary Jane Morgan (Lugt 1879). Gardiner Green Hubbard Collection. Ref. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: -- Another Impression. ND625.M3; NE2165; NE1150.5.D; NE1205.D. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,289 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156258 |
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