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Abraham Entertaining the Angels [recto]
Rembrandt van Rijn · 1656 · etched copper plate with drypoint
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About this picture
Abraham Entertaining the Angels [recto] is a public-domain illustration by Rembrandt van Rijn, dated 1656. Etched copper plate with drypoint. The file comes from National Gallery of Art.
“Abraham Entertaining the Angels [recto]” (1656) is from Rembrandt’s Amsterdam work: portraits, biblical scenes, or the etchings in which the darkest passages do as much as the line.
About the artist
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher in Amsterdam. He is known for portraits, biblical scenes, and self-portraits that follow his face from youth into old age, and for etchings that use deep darks.
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