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Star of the Kings

Rembrandtca. 1651

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Music echoes in all of these street scenes. Three prints show a hurdy-gurdy player accompanied by his family or followed by a crush of children going door to door to play a tune and ask for alms. Often these musicians were blind and hence had a guide dog, as seen in the print at the upper left. There the child in the doorway beams with delight.

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  • Title: Star of the Kings
  • Creator: Rijn, Rembrandt van
  • Date Created: ca. 1651
  • Physical Dimensions: papier
  • Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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