Where to See Balaam's Ass: Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris

Rembrandt van Rijn depicted the biblical story of Balaam's donkey, which spoke to its master after seeing an angel. The scene captures the dramatic moment with Rembrandt's characteristic handling of light and emotion.

Rembrandt painted many biblical narratives throughout his career. This work is at the Musée Cognacq-Jay in Paris.

The biblical story from Numbers 22, where Balaam's donkey sees an angel and refuses to proceed. Rembrandt dramatized the confrontation.

At the Musée Cognacq-Jay in Paris, a small museum with fine 18th-century art and earlier works.

It shows the Old Testament story where Balaam's donkey sees an angel blocking the road and refuses to move, while Balaam cannot see it. Rembrandt painted this dramatic biblical narrative around 1626.

Rembrandt painted many biblical narratives throughout his career. This work is at the Musée Cognacq-Jay in Paris.

The biblical story from Numbers 22, where Balaam's donkey sees an angel and refuses to proceed. Rembrandt dramatized the confrontation.

At the Musée Cognacq-Jay in Paris, a small museum with fine 18th-century art and earlier works.

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