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 small group of people in the lower left, walking toward a distant building. Above them, a bright star shines with a ring around it, surrounded by wispy clouds. The background is mostly black with some faint lines suggesting trees or buildings. The star looks almost like a crown, which might hint at its meaning. Rembrandt often used light and shadow to draw attention to key details. Look up etching to see how artists like Rembrandt created these intricate prints.
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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