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One of the Three Kings Adoring the Virgin and Child
Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1635 - c. 1640
Rembrandt used a print after Rubens as his model for the figure of the kneeling king. The Christ Child, on the other hand, sprang entirely from his unsurpassed powers of observation. In contrast to the stylized, muscular Child, with which he would have been familiar in the visual tradition, here he drew an unmistakeable infant who is still unable to hold up his head.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1930-22
- Dimensionsheight 177 mm x width 159 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en bruine inkt; kaderlijnen in bruine inkt over sporen van zwart krijt