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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: An Angel Telling Joseph in a Dream to Flee to Egypt

🖼 An Angel Telling Joseph in a Dream to Flee to Egypt, c. 1650
Oil on canvas
105 × 83 cm
Budapest, Hungary

An angel materializes in shadowy golden light, gesturing urgently toward a sleeping Joseph in his chamber. This intimate nocturnal scene exemplifies Rembrandt's mastery of chiaroscuro and emotional intensity in biblical narrative.

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