''Joseph's Dream'' is a 1645 oil-on-canvas painting by
Rembrandt
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally cons ...
. It was in the
Königliche Schlöss in Berlin until 1830, when it moved to the city's
Königliche Museum. It is now in the
Gemaldegalerie, Berlin. It portrays
Saint Joseph
Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...
receiving the second of
his dreams, warning him of the
Massacre of the Innocents (
Matthew
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2: 13–15).
See also
*
''Joseph's Dream'' (Crespi), c. 1620s painting
*
List of paintings by Rembrandt
The following is a list of paintings by Rembrandt that are accepted as autograph by the Rembrandt Research Project. For other catalogues raisonnés of Rembrandt, see the "Rembrandt" navigation box below.
See also
*List of etchings by Rembrandt
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References
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Paintings based on the Gospels
1645 paintings
Paintings in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Paintings by Rembrandt
Angels in art
Paintings of the Virgin Mary
Paintings of Saint Joseph
Nativity of Jesus in art
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