Rembrandt van Rijn1653

The Vision of Daniel

In a night vision Daniel sees the four great beasts rise from the sea and the Ancient of Days take his throne, giving dominion to one like a son of man (Daniel 7). An etching by Rembrandt van Rijn (1653).

The Vision of Daniel by Rembrandt van Rijn depicting Daniel 7:2
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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.