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Dark painting of men in black robes and lace collars gathered around a pale corpse on a table, with one bearded man holding forceps to its opened arm.

The Anatomy of Dr Nicolaes Tulp

Painted in dark tones, men in black robes and white lace collars gather around a pale corpse on a wooden table, its forearm opened to show tendons. A bearded man in a wide black hat at right holds forceps near the exposed arm; a figure above holds a sheet of paper.

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Rembrandt
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1669; 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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