Saint Peter Freed by an Angel
An angel of the Lord shines in the prison cell and wakes Peter, loosing his chains and leading him past the guards to freedom (Acts 12). An oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn (1642).
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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.