Rembrandt van Rijn1644

Judah and Tamar

Tamar, veiled by the road, meets Judah, who does not know her and leaves his pledge until the truth of his words is made plain (Genesis 38). An oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn (1644).

Judah and Tamar by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting Genesis 38:15
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About Rembrandt van Rijn

1606-1669 · Dutch

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was a Dutch Golden Age painter and printmaker whose biblical works — in oil, panel, and etching — remain among the most psychologically searching treatments of Scripture in Western art.