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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: St John the Baptist preaching, study for frame

🖼 St John the Baptist preaching, study for frame, c. 1655
Brown ink and wash, white body colour
145 × 204 cm
Paris, France

A dynamic sketch captures St. John gesturing amid a gathered crowd, rendered in rapid, expressive lines with dramatic light and shadow. This preparatory study reveals Rembrandt's compositional process and his mastery of narrative intensity through economical yet powerful draughtsmanship.

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