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Dark etching of a figure with a glowing lantern leading a horse, with a hooded rider emerging from shadow at right.

The Flight into Egypt

A dark etching shows a figure in a cap holding a glowing lantern, leading a horse or donkey through deep shadow. A hooded rider sits upright on the animal's back, emerging faintly from the blackness at right.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1651
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3462 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1651; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: La huida a Egipto

Un grabado oscuro muestra a una figura con gorra que sostiene una linterna encendida, guiando a un caballo o burro por una sombra profunda. Un jinete encapuchado va sentado erguido sobre el animal, surgiendo tenuemente de la oscuridad a la derecha.

Português: A fuga para o Egito

Uma gravura escura mostra uma figura de boné segurando uma lanterna acesa, conduzindo um cavalo ou burro por uma sombra profunda. Um cavaleiro encapuzado vai sentado ereto sobre o animal, emergindo tenuemente da escuridão à direita.

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