Auction: April 19, 2020

Lot #393: (After) Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) "Jacob's Ladder" Etching and Drypoint

Undated; printed plate signature lower left, impression of print having the burr, velvety dark surrounding Jacob as he sleeps, the story in the Old Testament describes Jacob's dream in which a ladder appears that stretches to the sky where he sees God, darkness provided by the burr accentuates by contrast the brightness of the vision and the message in the dream