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Etching of a kneeling man being attacked by a crowd, with a raised stone above and a helmeted soldier at left beside a city wall.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

A dark brown etching shows a kneeling young man in a long robe at the center, while a figure above raises a stone and a crowd presses in. A helmeted soldier grips the kneeling man's shoulder at left, and a ruined city wall rises in the background.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1635
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3438 × 3848 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1635; 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 lapidación de San Esteban, Rembrandt, 1635

Un grabado en tinta marrón oscura muestra en el centro a un joven arrodillado con una larga túnica, mientras una figura en lo alto levanta una piedra y una multitud se acerca. A la izquierda, un soldado con casco sujeta el hombro del hombre arrodillado, y un muro de ciudad en ruinas se alza al fondo.

Português: O Apedrejamento de Santo Estêvão, Rembrandt, 1635

Uma gravura em tinta marrom escura mostra, no centro, um jovem ajoelhado de longa túnica, enquanto uma figura no alto ergue uma pedra e uma multidão se aproxima. À esquerda, um soldado de capacete segura o ombro do homem ajoelhado, e um muro de cidade em ruínas se ergue ao fundo.

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