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Oil painting of an old man in a red cloak embracing a kneeling young man, with onlookers in shadow and a bearded man with a staff at right.

El retorno del hijo gey

An elderly bearded man in a red cloak rests his hands on the head of a kneeling young man in tattered, pale garments. Onlookers stand and sit in the shadowy background, including a bearded man in a turban holding a staff at right, in a warm, dark oil painting lit on the central figures.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1668
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3065 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1668; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

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

Español: El regreso del hijo pródigo

Un anciano barbado con capa roja apoya las manos sobre la cabeza de un joven arrodillado, vestido con ropas pálidas y desgastadas. En la penumbra del fondo hay otros personajes de pie y sentados, y a la derecha un hombre barbado con turbante sostiene un bastón, en una pintura al óleo de tonos oscuros y cálidos.

Português: O Retorno do Filho Pródigo

Um ancião barbudo de manto vermelho apoia as mãos sobre a cabeça de um jovem ajoelhado, vestido com roupas pálidas e gastas. Ao fundo, na penumbra, outras figuras estão de pé e sentadas, e à direita um homem barbudo de turbante segura um bastão, em uma pintura a óleo de tons escuros e quentes.

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