Four Biblical Scenes
These four etchings were made by Rembrandt van Rijn for Menasseh Ben Israel’s book, Piedra Gloriosa (Glorious Stone), a messianic treatise. Clockwise from upper left, they illustrate the biblical stories of King Nebuchadnezzar’s first dream and its interpretation (Daniel 2); Daniel’s visions of four beasts (Daniel 7:1–28); David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17); and Jacob’s dream of a ladder (Genesis 28:10–19).
Credits
Rembrandt van Rijn, Four Illustrations to a Spanish Book, 1655. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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