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Elderly man in a fur-trimmed cap holds a coin to a candle in a dark room, surrounded by piles of papers, a money bag and scattered coins.

The Parable of the Rich Fool

An elderly man in a fur-trimmed cap and robe examines a coin up close by candlelight at a cluttered desk. Around him, stacks of papers, ledgers, a leather money bag, and scattered coins are caught in warm light against a deep brown shadow, in an oil painting in the Dutch Golden Age chiaroscuro manner.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1627
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2408 × 1800 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1627; 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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