Caption

The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), graphic artist, religious scenes, The Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary (iconographic), 1639, graphic print, graphic art, The image shows a detailed monochrome drawing with a group of people gathered around a central bed or canopy draped with fabric, several figures standing and kneeling, a person reclining under the canopy, and a few figures holding tall poles or staffs; an open book rests on a table near the foreground beside a seated figure wearing a dark cloak and a hat; the scene includes flowing, cloudlike lines and a group of angelic or winged figures in the upper area, with heavy crosshatching and fine line work throughout; visible colors are shades of gray, black, and off-white or beige.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A39_400

License type

Rights managed

Available size

83.8Mb (8.0Mb) / 16.3in x 20.0in / 4884 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dormition Blessed Virgin Mary Rembrandt van Rijn 1606–1669 graphic artist religious scenes iconographic 1639 graphic print graphic art image detailed monochrome drawing group people gathered central bed canopy draped fabric several figures standing kneeling person reclining under canopy figures holding tall poles staffs open book rests table near foreground beside seated figure wearing dark cloak hat scene includes flowing cloudlike lines angelic winged figures upper area heavy crosshatching fine line work visible colors shades gray black off-white beige.