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Etching of a veiled woman standing in a dim temple beside a small girl, with kneeling worshippers in the foreground and a crowd behind them.

The Presentation in the Temple with the Angel, Small Plate

An etching shows a woman in a long veiled robe standing in a dim, arched interior, with a small girl at left and kneeling worshippers at lower right. Dense hatching defines the stone walls, the cast light, and the crowd of robed onlookers gathered in the temple.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1630
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3063 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1630; 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)

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