The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece, by Rembrandt

An image of The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink, laid paper, height, plate, 94 mm, width, plate, 144 mm; height, sheet, 95 mm, width, sheet, 145 mm, circa 1651. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B113 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB51-1 Only state; 1955.

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The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink, laid paper, height, plate, 94 mm, width, plate, 144 mm; height, sheet, 95 mm, width, sheet, 145 mm, circa 1651. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B113 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB51-1 Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-190
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 680 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 160.49kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2018:03:05 10:56:20

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17th Century Christianity dark darkness drypoint Dutch etching Fitz_PDP kings Magi male night night piece nocturnal print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn stars

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