Rembrandt Van Ryn (alternatively: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn)
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Christ and the Woman of Samaria, Jesus speaks with a Samaritan woman at the well, outside of her village walls. His disciples are in the background, approaching the scene while marveling., ca. 1655
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0016; Public Notes:
Christ with a Staff, Jesus Christ, in a red cloak over a white and gold tunic, holds a staff in both hands. His eyes are steady on the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0019; Public Notes:
Christ with a Staff, Jesus is portrayed in a red cloak and white tunic underneath; he holds a staff with two hands and looks steadily at the viewer., third quarter 17th century
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0020; Public Notes:
David Presenting the Head of Goliath to King Saul, Before the lavishly-dressed King Saul, a young David kneels presenting the head of Goliath, a Philistine, enemy of the Israelites. David does so before the court., ca. 1627
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0025; Public Notes: Catalogue number: Bredius 488
Issac Refusing Esau his Blessing, Isaac, stretched out lavishly on a bed, refuses his kneeling older son, Esau, the birthright blessing. In the background, Jacob looks inside the room at his hunter brother being refused.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0026; Public Notes:
Portrait of Saint Peter, Saint Peter with his right hand over his heart looks down solemnly; two keys are in his left hand., c. 1633
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0021; Public Notes:
Saint Peter in Prison, Saint Peter kneeling in prayer while jailed. Two keys rest on the floor beside him. He is old and and weary., ca. 1631
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0018; Public Notes:
Samson and Delilah, "On the right Samson seated on the ground asleep, his head in the lap of Delilah who lifts his locks in her left hand and and holds a finger to her lips. Beyond, on the left, a Philistine soldier advancing with shears in his hand; other armed men seen through a door in the background. A metal ewer and basin in the right foreground.", ca. 1626-30
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0024; Public Notes: Often attributed also to Jan Lievens
The Archangel Leaving the Family of Tobias, The Archangel Raphael, transformed, leaves the family of Tobias--heavily Europeanized--at their doorsteps in awe of the blessing., 1637
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0022; Public Notes:
The Baptism of the Eunuch, An Ethiopian eunuch is baptized on the side of the road after conversing with Saint Phillip. The eunuch's regimen waits, watching., ca. 1635
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0017; Public Notes:
The Finding of Moses, The Egyptian women pull Moses from the river. The scene is dark and the Nile is lush., ca. 1630s
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0023; Public Notes:
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