Kukimbilia Misri: Picha ya Usiku

Rembrandt · 1651
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Rembrandt alitengeneza picha hii ndogo ya usiku mwaka 1651. Juu ya mchoro uliochorwa kwa asidi kwa wepesi aliweka mistari minene kwa patasi ya kuchonga na sindano kavu, hivi kwamba bamba zima ni giza na taa ya mkono tu ndiyo inayoangaza njia.

Yusufu anatembea mbele, ameinama mbele, ameshika taa chini ili aone njia. Mariamu amepanda punda nyuma yake, amejifunika joho zito.

Kutoka maandiko

“Usiku huo Yusufu aliamka na kumchukua mtoto na mama yake” (Mathayo 2:14)

Onyo la malaika kukimbilia Misri (Mathayo 2:13)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Taa ya mkono — Injili inasema tu “Usiku huo”

Punda mwenye kikapu cha mizigo — maandiko hayasemi walisafiri vipi

Maelezo ya karibu

Taa

Yusufu ameshika taa chini; mwanga wake unaangukia barabara.

Yusufu

Anatembea ameinama mbele, akichungulia gizani.

Mariamu

Mariamu ameketi juu ya punda, amejifunika joho hadi kidevuni.

Mizigo

Kikapu kinaning’inia ubavuni mwa punda.

Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch, 1606–1669. National Gallery of Art, Washington (Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.7221) · Etching, burin and drypoint on yellowish paper · NGA Open Access: "Images of these works are available free of charge for any use, commercial or non-commercial, under Creative Commons Zero (CC0)." (NGA open data: published_images.csv openaccess = 1)