Rembrandt's Religious Scenes

Prints by Rembrandt illustrating pivotal Christian moments, rich in emotional depth and fine etching techniques, capturing the solemnity of the subjects.

The Entombment, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1654 print paper etching / drypoint Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Christ and the scribes: small plate. Copy to the Print of the same name by Rembrandt.

The Entombment, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1654 print paper etching / drypoint Christ's entombment (possibly by angels)

Manius Curius Dentatus refuses gifts. The Roman consul Manius Curius Dentatus voluntarily lived in poverty and refuses the gifts he gets offered. The story is an example from the classic literature of incorruptibility.

Men, women and children at a tree, Johannes Josephus Aarts, 1936 print A group of men, women and children, possibly Roma, arrives at a tree. A man with two crutches runs right in the foreground. Behind the group an open landscape that is bordered by hills paper etching / engraving wandering communities: Romani or Roma. crutches

The presentation in the temple; The praise of Simeon.

The worship of the shepherds: with the oil lamp.

The presentation in the Temple: Oblong Print, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1850 - 1906 print paper etching / drypoint Simeon, holding the Christ-child, sings his canticle: 'Nunc dimittis'

Christ and the scribes: small plate.

Glorification of Mary. Maria, sitting on a cloud between the cherubs, appears on three Benedictine nuns. The Saint Rosa of Lima with a crucifix and spikelkroon, the holy agnes of Montepulciano with the Christ child and Saint Catharina of Siena with a rosary. The faces of Rosa, Agnes and the child are not finished.

Christ Disputing with the Doctors; a sketch 1652 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. Christ Disputing with the Doctors; a sketch 373067

Stigmatization of the Holy Francis. The Saint Francis kneeled at a tree, the poor spread, the gaze aimed at a crucifix above him to heaven. In the background a brother seen on the back, already reading while walking towards a church.

The Raising of Lazarus: The Larger Plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632 print paper etching the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out')

Adoration by De Herders, Jan van Noordt (1623-1676) (Attributed to), 1634 - 1676 print Christ child lying in a manger in a ruin, radiates light. For the manger Maria, Joseph and Shepherds. paper etching adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

The Crucifixion: Small Plate, c. 1634, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, 3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. (9.5 x 6.7 cm) (plate), Etching, The Netherlands, 17th century

Abuse of Reformed in Vaals, 1764; Abuse of Reformed Vaals, ten Jare 1764.Abuse of Reformed by Catholics in Vaals and in Three OTHER Nearby Villages, January 1764. An Roman Priest Encourages The Abuse. Signature at the Top Right: XXIX. DL. pl. II.

Preaching from John the Baptist; Revival of Lazarus. John the Baptist preaching, surrounded by sitting and standing men, women and children. On the right an oriental on a camel under a parasol. Centrally a bust on a pedestal, in the distance a waterfall under a bridge.

Tibert the cat bites the pastor; Reinaert de Vos. Tibert bites the cat after he walked into the trap in the pastor's house, the pastor between his legs. The family shoots the pastor with swombs.

Adoration of the Shepherds 17th century Jan Lievens Dutch. Adoration of the Shepherds. Jan Lievens (Dutch, Leiden 1607-1674 Amsterdam). 17th century. Etching; second state. Prints

The preaching Christ (the hundred gulnd print); The one hundred guilders print. .

Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Disputing with the Doctors a Sketch, 1652 Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch

William Wynne Ryland, after Sir Anthony van Dyck, Jacob Persuaded to Send Benjamin with His Brethren into Egypt, 1762 Jacob Persuaded to Send Benjamin with His Brethren into Egypt

Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple 1659 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple 371743

The Hundred Guilder Print, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1648 print Japanese paper (handmade paper) etching / drypoint Christ preaching or teaching (in general)

Three monks, Arnoud Schaepkens (attributed to workshop or), 1831 - 1904 print paper etching / drypoint monk(s), friar(s) Sint-Servaas Basilica

The presentation in the Temple: Oblong Print, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1640 print paper etching / drypoint Simeon, holding the Christ-child, sings his canticle: 'Nunc dimittis'

La messe de minuit , Religious services, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Petrus and John heal a paralyzed man at the Tempelpoort, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659 print The performance is based on the text from Acts 3: 4-31. paper etching / drypoint healing of a lame beggar at the Beautiful Gate of the temple by Peter and John (Acts 3 - 4:31). disabilities, deformations

Alphonse Legros, Choir in a Spanish Church (Le choeur d'une eglise espagnole), 1860 Choir in a Spanish Church (Le choeur d'une eglise espagnole)

Nicolò Bambini ink drawing depicts the Adoration of the Kings, enhanced with laved techniques.

Harmensz van Rijn Rembrandt (1606-1669). "Circumcision in the stable (B 47 - 1st state), 1654". Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. 26994-8 Bebe, Bible, Catholic, Religious Ceremony, Chretian Christian, Christ, Etable, Jew, Birth, New Testament, Biblical Scene, Virgin

Presentation in the temple with the angel: small plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630 print paper etching Simeon, holding the Christ-child, sings his canticle: 'Nunc dimittis'

. In a hall there are a seated monk and a standing monk with a book under his arm. Above the door hangs a painting and a part of a staircase is visible on the right.

Petrus and Johannes heal a lame at the temple gate.

Joseph tells Mary about their flight to Egypt; Flight to Egypt; Idea Pittoresche Sopra La Fugga in Egitto.

Christ Preaching (Hundred Guilder Print), Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, c. 1646 - c. 1650

Petrus and Johannes heal a lame at the temple gate.

Petrus and Johannes heal a lame at the temple gate.

Saul speaks with Samuel's spirit with the witch of Endor, Gabriel Ehinger, after Johannes Heinrich Schönfeld, 1662 - 1736 print paper etching Saul and the witch of Endor (1 Samuel 28:3-25). the ghost of Samuel appears to the witch of Endor; Saul falls prostrate to the ground. grave, tomb. spirit, ghost. witch, sorceress

Adoration of theShepherds. Artist: Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, German, 1712-1774

St Jerome Praying Arched 1632 Holland. Etching and drypoint on paper . Rembrandt van Rijn

"Etching by an anonymous artist circa 1635 depicting Christ expelling the money changers from the temple, employing cold needle and flat tone techniques."

Christ Preaching ('The Hundred Guilder Print'), c. 1648, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, 11 1/16 x 15 1/2 in. (28.1 x 39.37 cm) (plate), Etching with drypoint and burin, The Netherlands, 17th century, This self-conscious masterwork combines several scenes from Matthew 19 into a complex assemblage. Christ stands like a beacon amid a growing crowd of supplicants and questioners. He is shown as Christ the multi-tasker: healing, debating, receiving children, and elevating the poor above the rich. The complex interplay of light and shadow invites a search for meaning; note the beseeching woman casting a shadow on Christ's face.

Rembrandt van Rijn, Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple, 1659 Peter and John Healing the Cripple at the Gate of the Temple

The Raising of Lazarus: The Larger Plate, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1632 print paper etching the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out')

. The two disciples from the story of the Emmausgoers in an interior, illuminate by candlelight, at a table on which a piece of bread. They look frightened to a third empty chair, from which Christ suddenly has just disappeared after he had broken the bread for them. After this operation, the disciples had recognized them until then unknown travel companion as Christ and suddenly disappeared to their eyes.

St Jerome Praying: Arched, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632 print paper etching the monk and hermit Jerome (Hieronymus); possible attributes: book, cardinal's hat, crucifix, hour-glass, lion, skull, stone

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight 1654 Netherlands. Etching and drypoint on ivory Japanese paper . Rembrandt van Rijn

Christ in the midst of Pharisees for a gate, Jacob de Wit, 1705 - 1754 drawing paper. chalk. ink pen Pharisees and Sadducees opposing Christ

Abraham speaks to Isaac prior to the sacrifice, Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1731 print Germany paper etching the sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22). weeping. woodgathering, woodgatherer. head-gear: turban

Dying woman. Dying woman lying on a bed in a barn at a fire. In addition to her a group of people.

La discipline au couvent , Whipping, Monks, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Descent from the Cross by Torchlight, Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, Dutch, 1606-1669, Etching and drypoint on off-white laid paper, 1654, figures, Print, Print

Christ Healing the Sick ("The Hundred Guilder Print"). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Netherlands, Leiden, 1606-1669). Holland, circa 1649. Prints; etchings. Etching, engraving, and drypoint, retouched with brush and gray ink

Rembrandt van Rijn, Jews in the Synagogue, 1648 Jews in the Synagogue

Christ and the woman of Samaria among ruins, 1727 - 1764 print paper etching Christ and the woman of Samaria: sitting at Jacob's well he asks her for a drink from her jug

Copper engraving by anonymous artist, 1490-1500, depicting Christ on the Mount of Olives, with human figures, gestures, and compositional elements.

Christ Preaching 1652-1662 Holland. Etching, burin, and drypoint on ivory laid paper . Rembrandt van Rijn

The Circumcision in the Stable. Jesus was circumcised and given his name eight days after his birth. In this etching Rembrandt displays how well-informed he is. While in the western pictorial tradition this event is generally set in a temple, Rembrandt followed earlier texts and located the scene in the stable where Jesus was born. Noteworthy is the sharp transition from light to shade at the right in the depiction.

The Breaking of the Bread. Dated: 1902/1907. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JEAN LOUIS FORAIN.

Sleeping woman and a man with a cross. A woman is sleeping in a chair in an inn. A man has placed a line of the powder around her foot and is about to light it. Three other men watch.

Netherlands, Descent from the Cross, verso - stamped, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea take the dead Christ from the cross., print, prent, prints, height 207 mm, width 156 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1641 - 1641, paper, papier, etching, etchings, kleurendruk

Etching by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn from 1656 titled 'Christ Appears to the Disciples', depicting Christ and his disciples with light and shading variations.

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Netherlands, Leiden, 1606-1669). Holland, 1654 (later printing). Prints; etchings. Etching and drypoint

Three oriental figures (Jacob and Laban), 1816 print Possibly a passage from the story of Jakob and Laban. paper etching the partnership with Laban ~ story of Jacob (Genesis 30:25-43)

La discipline au couvent , Whipping, Monks, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654 print paper etching / drypoint descent from the cross: Christ is taken down from the cross, usually by Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathaea who are standing on the ladders (both arms of Christ detached)

Refer with praying monks, Alphonse Legros, 1863 print Numbered at the top right: 3. print maker: Franceprinter: Parispublisher: Paris paper etching refectory ~ monastery. one person praying

Christ heals Peter's mother-in-law. Christ is on the bed of the sick mother-in-law of Apostle Petrus. He blesses her and let his one hand rest on her head, the other hand emples the pulse of the sick. Immediately she is healed. Around the bed are four other apostles that witness the healing.

In a hallway are a seated monk and a standing monk with a book under his arm. Above the door hangs a painting, and to the right part of a staircase is visible., Seated and standing monk, print maker: David van der Kellen (1827-1895), 1858, paper, etching, drypoint, h 157 mm × w 120 mm

Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tombe'), James Bretheherton, After Rembrandt van Rijn, 1760 - 1781 print paper etching Christ preaching or teaching (in general)

Jews in a Synagogue 1648 After Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. Jews in a Synagogue 391889

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight, 1654. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching and drypoint; sheet: 21 x 16.2 cm (8 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.).

Appearance of an angel to the widow Grietje Claes, Jan Luyken, 1704 print Amsterdam paper etching specific aspects of angels, e.g. intervening in human affairs

Christ at Emmaus. In the second state of this brilliantly lit scene Rembrandt reinforced the contrasts. He added lines in drypoint, for instance in the cloth behind Christ and the hat of the disciple at the right. This makes it clearer that the light shines in from the right. Compare, for example, the disciple at the left who is fully lit with the shaded front of the man at the right.Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

The Death of the Virgin 1639 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch. The Death of the Virgin 373071

Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print), c 1643 1649 Christ Preaching (The Hundred Guilder Print)

Procession dans une église Espagnole , Musicians, Religious processions, Churches, Clergy, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Christ and the Samaritan woman: in the background ruins.

A 1632 etching by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn depicting Saint Jerome in prayer, emphasizing figure, gesture, and devotional context.

Two angels approach the Virgin Mary and Joseph with Christ sleeping in his cradle. Etching.

. Three days after Christ had risen from the dead, two of his disciples encountered him on the road to Emmaus. They only became aware of their travelling companions true identity while sharing a meal together later that day. This is the moment Rembrandt depicted here. For the beholder, too, it is clear that the figure seated beneath a kind of baldachin and emanating a heavenly light can only be Christ.

Boaz speaks with Ruth. Ruth kneels for the rich farmer Boaz. They eventually married each other.

Christ heals Peter's mother-in-law, Christ is at the bedside of the sick mother-in-law of apostle Peter. He blesses her and lets his one hand rest on her head, the other hand clutches the patient's wrist. Immediately she was healed. Around the bed are four other apostles who witness the healing., Healing or Peter's mother-in-law (Matthew 8: 14-15, Mark 1: 29-31, Luke 4: 38-39), Johannes Pieter de Frey, 1797, paper, etching, h 180 mm × w 147 mm

Alphonse Legros, Woman at the Foot of the Cross (Femme au calvaire) Woman at the Foot of the Cross (Femme au calvaire)

Monk Playing the Organ in Church (Moine Jouant de LOrgue a lEglise). Artist: Alphonse Legros, French, 1837-1911

Flight into Egypt - the Holy Family crossing a stream. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), graphic artist

Rembrandt van Rijn, The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight, 1654 The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

La mort de St. François , Monks, Death, Saints, Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

Worship by De Herders, Johannes Glaber, After Gerard de Lairesse, 1656 - 1726 print The shepherds and their wives are surrounded by the Christ child, which is in a manger. The front woman kneels. Maria sits next to the child, behind her Joseph and the Os. In the background members of their entourage. The print is part of a series with biblical, mythological and allegorical representations. print maker: unknownpublisher: Amsterdam paper etching adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Two pilgrims on the road, Andries Both, c. 1622 - c. 1642 print Two men with pilgrim bars and hats walk side by side on a road. unknown paper etching pilgrim(s)

Christ Preaching ('La Petite Tomb'), Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657 print Japanese paper etching / drypoint / brush Christ preaching or teaching (in general)

Communion in the Church of Saint Medard (La communion dans l'eglise St.-Medard). Medium: etching with aquatint. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alphonse Legros.

Praying pair, Jan de Visscher, After Adriaen Brouwer, 1661 - 1726 print In a simple interior, two figures are praying at a table. The front figure is on a stew and has taken his hat. Northern Netherlands paper etching prayer at table, saying grace. head-gear. foot-stove

Docked Tobias; Rijn, Rembrandt Van (1606-1669); 1651 (1651-00-00-1651-00-00);Magdalenaea (collection), Old Testament (Bible), Tobias, Old Testament, religious scenes

Two monks looking at a man lying on the floor. .

Paul exorcises the devil at a slave in Philippi Tables from the Acts of the Apostles (series title), draughtsman: Pieter Fransz. de Grebber, (attributed to), 1610 - 1652, paper, h 301 mm × w 194 mm

St Anthony is kneeling to pray in a cave On a rock in front of him are a book and a skull Around him, demons fly, walk and sit in the form of wonderfully shaped animals or people with animal limbs On the ground lie books, The Temptation of Saint Anthony , print maker: Dirk Jurriaan Sluyter, (mentioned on object), after: David Teniers, (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, in or before 1840, paper, etching, engraving, h 139 mm × w 100 mm

Biblical scene. Sara's submission to the grave according to Gustav Doré. Pisan, HélioDore Joseph (1822 1890), Doré, Paul Gustave (1832 1883)

Funeral in Cairo, Marius Bauer, 1892 print A funeral procession with figures in Eastern clothing passes under a city gate. paper etching cortege, funeral procession Cairo

La mort de St. François , Monks, Death, Saints, Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226, Alphonse Legros (1837-1911)

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