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Dim painted interior: a bearded priest reads from a book among onlookers at left, while a kneeling woman in yellow holds a child in the center.

The Circumcision

Rembrandt's 1661 painting shows a dimly lit interior where a bearded priest in a pale robe holds an open book while onlookers crowd the left. At center, a kneeling woman in a pale yellow gown cradles a small child, while a dark ladder and draped canopy fill the shadowed upper right.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1661
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2876 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)

Español: La circuncisión, de Rembrandt, 1661

La pintura de Rembrandt de 1661 muestra un interior con poca luz donde un sacerdote barbudo, con una túnica clara, sostiene un libro abierto mientras varios espectadores se agrupan a la izquierda. En el centro, una mujer arrodillada con un vestido amarillo pálido sostiene a un niño pequeño, y una escalera oscura y un dosel drapeado llenan la parte superior derecha en sombra.

Português: A Circuncisão, de Rembrandt, 1661

A pintura de Rembrandt de 1661 mostra um interior pouco iluminado onde um sacerdote barbudo, de manto claro, segura um livro aberto enquanto espectadores se aglomeram à esquerda. No centro, uma mulher ajoelhada, com um vestido amarelo pálido, acolhe uma criança pequena, e uma escada escura e um dossel drapeado preenchem a parte superior direita, em sombra.

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