Saint Paul in Prison
An early Leiden-period masterpiece. Paul sits in the cell with a quill, a book on his lap, and a sword at his side — writing from chains. Staatsgalerie Stuttgart.
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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.