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Etching of a cloaked figure beside an animal at center, a ship with sail and standing figure at right, classical columns and a crowd at left.

The Ship of Fortune

A etching shows a seated figure in a flowing cloak beside a large animal at the lower center, while a ship with a billowing sail and a standing figure at the bow sits on the right. Classical columns, a bust on a pedestal, and a crowd of people fill the left background, with foliage in the foreground.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1633
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2601 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1633; 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 nave de la Fortuna

Un aguafuerte muestra una figura sentada con capa ondulante junto a un animal grande en el centro inferior, mientras que a la derecha aparece un barco con vela hinchada y una figura de pie en la proa. En el fondo izquierdo se ven columnas clásicas, un busto sobre un pedestal y una multitud de personas, con follaje en primer plano.

Português: A Nau da Fortuna

Uma gravura mostra uma figura sentada, com manto esvoaçante, ao lado de um animal grande no centro inferior, enquanto à direita aparece um navio com vela inflada e uma figura em pé na proa. No fundo à esquerda vêem-se colunas clássicas, um busto sobre um pedestal e uma multidão, com folhagem em primeiro plano.

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