Skip to content

REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: Simeon with the Infant Jesus in the Temple

🖼 Simeon with the Infant Jesus in the Temple, 1669
Oil on canvas
98 × 79 cm
Stockholm, Sweden

An elderly bearded man cradles the Christ child bathed in golden light, while figures gather in shadowed temple depths. Rembrandt's final masterpiece captures spiritual revelation through dramatic chiaroscuro, blending intimate tenderness with divine transcendence.

Rembrandt. the Complete Paintings
Rembrandt. the Complete Paintings
Marieke de Winkel
tap to buy ↗
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores
We recommend Bookshop.org — supports independent bookstores