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Painting of a bearded man with dark wavy hair gazing upward, hands clasped at his chest, against a dark warm background.

Head of Christ, Rembrandt, 1648

A bearded man with dark, shoulder-length hair looks upward and to the side, his hands clasped near his chest. Warm brown and ochre tones dominate, with loose, textured brushwork and a dark background lit softly around the head.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1648
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1607 × 2000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1648; 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)

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