1639_King_Uzziah_with_Leprosy_Rembrandt.txt

http://www.artbible.info/art/large/211.html

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 – 1669

King Uzziah with Leprosy
oil on panel (103 × 79 cm) — 1639
Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth House, Derbyshire

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn biography

This work is linked to 2 Chronicles 26:21

According to the Chronicles, king Uzziah was punished with leprosy for burning incense in the temple of Jerusalem, a privilege that belonged only to the priests.

Uzziah, also known as Azariah, was king of Juda from 787 to 736 B.C.
The painting is also known as Portrait of an Oriental.