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Christ Healing the Sick (‘Hundred Guilder Print’)
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Christ Healing the Sick (‘Hundred Guilder Print’)

Rembrandt van Rijn · c. 1648 · etching; burijn; drypoint; Japanese paper (handmade paper)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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This masterpiece shows Rembrandt at the height of his powers. In an utterly original fashion, he condenses a chapter in the Bible by grouping all of the figures around Christ, rich and poor, young and old, healthy and sick alike. In so doing, he achieved unprecedented nuances in grey tonalities, from velvety black, through grey, to almost white.

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Credit lineChrist Healing the Sick (‘Hundred Guilder Print’). c. 1648. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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