Dark etching of a bare-chested man on a raised platform before a seated official under a draped canopy, with a crowd in shadow below and a bust on a column at left.

Christ before Pilate: Large Plate (Rembrandt, 1636)

A dark etching shows a bare-chested man standing at the center of a raised platform, while a seated official in a fur-trimmed robe beside a draped canopy turns toward him. A crowd of onlookers fills the shadowed foreground, and a stone bust on a column rises at left.

Artist: Rembrandt
Date: 1636
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 3263 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1636; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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Christ before Pilate: Large Plate (Rembrandt, 1636)

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