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Painting of a winged angel in white robes touching the shoulder of a bearded man in a gold robe and red cloak who lies on the ground beneath a tree.

Bijbelse voorstelling

A winged angel in white drapery leans over a bearded, grey-haired man in a gold-brown robe and red mantle, who lies on the ground beneath a tree and reaches out with one hand. The painting is in oil on canvas, with warm, dark earth tones and dramatic light falling on the figures.

Artist
attributed to Ferdinand Bol [rejected attribution]
Date
1645-1669
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3836 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1669.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Ángel despertando a Elías bajo un árbol

Un ángel alado con vestiduras blancas se inclina sobre un hombre barbudo de cabello gris, con una túnica dorada y un manto rojo, que yace en el suelo bajo un árbol y extiende una mano. La pintura al óleo sobre lienzo muestra tonos terrosos oscuros y una luz dramática sobre las figuras.

Português: Anjo acordando Elias sob uma árvore

Um anjo alado de vestes brancas inclina-se sobre um homem barbudo de cabelos grisalhos, com manto dourado e capa vermelha, que está deitado no chão sob uma árvore e estende uma das mãos. A pintura a óleo sobre tela tem tons terrosos escuros e uma luz dramática recai sobre as figuras.

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