Poultry Frame:white The subject is from Matthew

The subject is from Matthew II

Painted in 1645 when Rembrandt was thirty-nine

The genre originates with Dutch and Flemish painters

A prophecy had warned the god Saturn that one of his children would defeat him and rule the universe in his place

Poultry Frame:white The subject is from MatthewAnimal painting became increasingly popular in the 17th century, although sporting scenes and hunt trophies were more usual subjects than live domestic creatures. The genre originates with Dutch and Flemish painters, several of whom visited London during William Cartwright's lifetime (who bequeathed this painting to Dulwich College in 1686). This painting could nonetheless also be the work of a British artist for example Francis Barlow (1626 1704),