# The death of the Virgin [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Etching, third state of three, 409 x 315 mm ## Commentary <a href="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/database/glossary/note03.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=300,height=400'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return false">Catalogue number:</a> Bartsch 99. The holy human Rembrandt came closest to worshiping was the Virgin. The Reformation dethroned her as Queen of Heaven, but maintained the exceptional status of the mother of God as a "model of faith." The Mennonites, especially the Waterland community with which Rembrandt had closest contact, cultivated a particular devotion for the Virgin. The etchings by Rembrandt that clearly lift her above the mortal realm may have been inspired by Rembrandt's contacts with Waterland Mennonites. ## Related artworks - [A black drummer and commander mounted on mules; riding in profile]() - [A child being taught to walk]() - [A cottage beneath trees]() - [A girl sleeping]() - [A Man Laughing]() - [A man making water]() - [A Peddler Selling Spectacles \(The Allegory of Sight\)]() - [A Polish Nobleman]() - [A Scholar]() - [A two-humped camel]() - [A woman in Zeeland costume, from the back]() - [A woman in Zeeland costume, from the front]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()