Skip to main content

Daniel's vision of four beasts: 23.K.5-45

An image of Print

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Daniel's vision of four beasts
[Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Entities

Categories

Description

The four beasts are seen in the lower part of the scene; a lion with the wings of an eagle, a bear, a winged leopard with four heads and a beast with ten horns; above, a court of angels is arranged in rows around a central, bearded and cloaked figure on a throne (the 'Ancient of Days'), a male figure, seen from behind, stands before him.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: AD 1655

Note

II/II. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book.

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 110 mm Width 75 mm
Sheet Height 113 mm Width 78 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Rembrandt. f.
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1655.
  • Location: Image lower left, following the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: 45
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: Lugt 932

  • Text: FITZWILLIAM MUSEUM
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp

Inscription present: Incorrectly numbered - should be 23.K.5-45

  • Text: 23.K.5-46
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.5-45
Primary reference Number: 48116
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B36 D II/II
Biƶrklund/Barnard: BB55-C D II/II
Old location number: 38.7.19d
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 16 September 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Daniel's vision of four beasts" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/48116 Accessed: 2024-12-23 13:23:02

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/48116 |title=Daniel's vision of four beasts |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-23 13:23:02|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-48116

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/pdp/pdp80/23_K_5_45_1_201712_sjc288_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Daniel's vision of four beasts"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Daniel's vision of four beasts</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...