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Etching of a night journey: a man with a lantern leads a donkey carrying a veiled woman, with a basket behind her, against dark hatched shadows.

The Flight into Egypt: a Night Piece

An etching of a night scene with a man in a cap leading a donkey on which a veiled woman sits, a basket hanging at the rear. A lantern lights the foreground and the dense cross-hatched shadows of trees and sky surround the figures.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1651
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3419 × 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: una escena nocturna

Un aguafuerte de una escena nocturna con un hombre con gorra que guía a un burro sobre el que va sentada una mujer con velo, y una canasta colgada en la parte trasera. Un farol ilumina el primer plano, mientras las densas sombras con trama cruzada de árboles y cielo rodean a las figuras.

Português: A Fuga para o Egito: uma cena noturna

Uma gravura de uma cena noturna com um homem de boné conduzindo um burro, sobre o qual está sentada uma mulher com véu, e um cesto pendurado na parte traseira. Uma lanterna ilumina o primeiro plano, enquanto as sombras densas, em hachuras cruzadas, cercam as figuras.

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