The Star of the Kings: a Night Piece is a 1651 ink by Rembrandt, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a dark night scene with a bright star glowing in the sky. Below it, a group of people huddle near a small building, their faces turned upward. The star has a crown-like shape with rays, and the background is mostly black with faint outlines of trees or buildings. The artist used lines to create light and shadow, making the star stand out sharply. This was done with a method called etching, where acid bites into metal plates to make the image. Next, look up etching to see how artists create prints this way.
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), known mononymously as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker, and draughtsman.
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