The Virgin and Child with the cat and snake, by Rembrandt

An image of The Virgin and Child with the cat and snake. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 94 mm, c., width, plate, 144 mm, c.; height, sheet, 96 mm, width, sheet, 145 mm, 1654. Production Note: II/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B63 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB54-C II/II; 1955.

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The Virgin and Child with the cat and snake. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 94 mm, c., width, plate, 144 mm, c.; height, sheet, 96 mm, width, sheet, 145 mm, 1654. Production Note: II/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B63 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB54-C II/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-93
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 690 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 258.28kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:18 12:05:13

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17th Century Baby Jesus biblical cats Christ Christ child Christianity Dutch engraving etching Fitz_PDP infant Christ Jesus Joseph Madonna Madonna and child Mary and Joseph New Testament print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn serpent snake snakes Virgin and Child Virgin Mary window

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