Oil painting of an elderly man with lined face resting his hand on his chin, holding a knife, in a dark brown setting.

Saint Bartholomew, Half-Length Portrait of an Elderly Man with a Knife

A half-length portrait of an elderly man with wrinkled features and thinning hair, his right hand resting against his chin. He holds a knife in his lower left hand, and a reddish cloth drapes over his shoulder against a dark, shadowy background. Warm, low-key oil painting with strong light on the face, with a signature in the lower right corner.

Artist: Rembrandt
Date: 1661
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 3465 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1661; 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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Saint Bartholomew, Half-Length Portrait of an Elderly Man with a Knife

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