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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Group of the sick

🖼 Group of the sick, c. 1645
Brown ink and wash, white body colour
144 × 185 cm
Berlin, Germany

A crowded hospital ward rendered in dark tones shows afflicted figures huddled together, their bodies twisted in suffering. The etching captures disease's social reality, transforming biblical healing narratives into gritty Amsterdam street life.

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