1630_Jeremiah_lamenting_destruction_Jerusalem_Rembrandt.txt

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669

Jeremiah Lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem
oil on panel (58 × 46 cm) — 1630
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography

This work is linked to Jeremiah 39:2

Despite the warnings in his prophecies, Jeremiah witnesses the fall of his beloved Jerusalem. Nebukadnezar's troops set the city on fire.