Rijksmuseum

De Phoenix of het omvergeworpen standbeeld

Date

1658

Medium

Japanese paper

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This print soon came to be called ‘het raare zinnebeeld van de phenix’ (the odd symbol of the phoenix). Despite much speculation, exactly what Rembrandt depicted here remains unclear. We see a phoenix, the mythical bird that rises from its ashes, flanked by two angels blowing loudly on their trumpets. A statue of a nude man toppled from its base lies in the foreground.

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