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Dim interior painting of an old man seated by a glowing hearth and a woman spinning by a window with a caged bird.

Tobit and Anna by a Hearth

A dim interior shows an elderly man seated in a chair beside a fireplace, his hands clasped in his lap, while a woman in a white cap sits by a window at a spinning wheel. Warm firelight and a caged bird contrast with the shadowed room, and the scene is painted in loose, dark brushwork.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1659
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2000 × 1525 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1659; 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)

Volcanoes, Fire and DisastersNatural History17th centurydutch golden age1650s1659interior paintingoil paintingchiaroscurospinning wheelold manfireplacewindow lighttobit and annarembrandt

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