The Sampling Officials (1662) by Rembrandt van Rijn
The Sampling Officials (also called The Syndics of the Drapers’ Guild) is a 1662 oil painting by Rembrandt van Rijn, a Dutch master who lived from 1603 to 1669. The men in the painting are drapers who were elected to assess the quality of cloth that weavers offered for sale to members of their guild.
The Adoration of the Magi (1632) by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669)
Matthew 2:11: “On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another path.”
Literary Fictions 