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The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece, by Rembrandt

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An image of The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink, laid paper, height, plate, 94 mm, width, plate, 144 mm; height, sheet, 97 mm, width, sheet, 146 mm, circa 1651. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B113 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB51-1 Only state; 1955.

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The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink, laid paper, height, plate, 94 mm, width, plate, 144 mm; height, sheet, 97 mm, width, sheet, 146 mm, circa 1651. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B113 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB51-1 Only state; 1955.

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  • Accession Number: AD.12.39-84
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Sam Cole
  • Image height: 692 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 140.81kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2018:01:15 11:03:44

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17th Century Christianity dark darkness drypoint Dutch etching Fitz_PDP kings Magi male night night piece nocturnal print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn stars

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