Rijksmuseum
The death of the Virgin
Creator
RembrandtDutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669) · 1606–1669
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- 1639
- Medium
- Japanese paper
- Institution
- Rijksmuseum
- Object ID
- RP-P-1961-926
From LinkedCulture
In 1639, Rembrandt etched heaven cracking open directly above a deathbed. Mary reclines beneath a canopied bed, surrounded by mourners and physicians, while a swirling burst of angels erupts into the space above them. Rembrandt printed this impression on Japanese paper, chosen for its warm tone and soft ink absorption, giving the scene a luminous glow you simply don't see in standard versions. It remains one of the largest and most ambitious prints he ever made.
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