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Jacob's Ladder, Four illustrations for a Spanish book, print, signature and date: 'Rembrandt f 1655', printmaker: Rembrandt van Rijn, after design by Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655, Rembrandt van Rijn, printmaker, paper, etching, drypoint, burin, intaglio printmaking technique, drypoint and burin, printed with light plate tone, height 111 mm x width 74 mm, the dream of Jacob: while sleeping on the ground with a stone for pillow Jacob sees a ladder reaching from earth to heaven with angels going up and down, usually with God at the top of the ladder, A dark, heavily shaded etching shows a cluster of figures near the top of the image, their forms rendered with dense crosshatching and strong contrasts; one figure faces away with a rounded head and an arm raised, another leans forward with head bowed, and a smaller face is visible among folds of clothing; the surrounding area is filled with deep, textured shadow that becomes almost uniformly black toward the bottom and left, while the upper right corner contains lighter, more detailed hatch marks suggesting an illuminated surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B44_102

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51.8Mb (7.4Mb) / 11.6in x 17.3in / 3480 x 5201 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jacob's Ladder Four illustrations Spanish book print signature date Rembrandt f 1655 printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn design 1655 paper etching drypoint burin intaglio printmaking technique printed light plate tone height 111 mm x width 74 mm dream Jacob sleeping ground stone pillow Jacob sees ladder reaching earth heaven angels going up down usually God top ladder dark heavily shaded cluster figures near image forms rendered dense crosshatching strong contrasts figure faces away rounded head arm raised another leans forward head bowed smaller face visible folds clothing surrounding area filled deep textured shadow becomes almost uniformly black bottom left upper right corner contains lighter detailed hatch marks suggesting illuminated surface