VerbumIn The Woman Taken in Adultery, Rembrandt beautifully portrays the well-known story of Jesus defending an accused adulterer and teaching a lesson on compassion and hypocrisy. Jesus’ stature is exaggerated to make him seem taller (and thus morally...
In this sorrowful piece by Rembrandt, Joseph of Arimathea is seen helping Jesus down from the cross. The man in blue holding Jesus’ arm is a self-portrait, and the man watching on the right is Nicodemus who assisted Joseph in burying Jesus (John...
Rembrandt’s painting of the Crucifixion emphasizes the divine drama in this pivotal moment of our Faith. In Rembrandt’s representation, Christ’s body is stretched out on the cross. The background appears empty, underscoring his abandonment by the...
This work by Rembrandt, Samson and Delilah, is characteristic of the artist’s ability to capture the narrative behind his paintings. When Samson tells Delilah the secret to his superhuman strength, that he doesn’t cut his hair to uphold his vow to...
This early painting by the Dutch artist Rembrandt beautifully displays the brutality of St. Stephen’s stoning, found in Acts 7.
In the background, you can see the man who became the apostle Paul holding the mob’s tunics.