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Oil painting of an elderly man in red hood and spectacles holding the hand of a bearded soldier in white turban and armour.

A fortune-teller reading the palm of a soldier. Oil painting by Pietro Della Vecchia.

An oil painting in dark, warm tones shows an elderly man in a red hood and round spectacles grasping the outstretched hand of a bearded soldier in a white turban and dark armour. The soldier gazes sideways with a serious expression, and the close framing presses the two heads together against a shadowy background.

Artist
Pietro della Vecchia
Date
1600-1699
Medium
Oil paintings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3239 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1699.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Una adivina leyendo la palma de la mano de un soldado

Una pintura al óleo de tonos oscuros y cálidos muestra a un hombre anciano con capucha roja y anteojos redondos sujetando la mano extendida de un soldado barbado, con turbante blanco y armadura oscura. El soldado mira de lado con gesto serio, y el encuadre cerrado acerca ambas cabezas contra un fondo sombrío.

Português: Uma cartomante lendo a palma da mão de um soldado

Uma pintura a óleo de tons escuros e quentes mostra um homem idoso de capuz vermelho e óculos redondos segurando a mão estendida de um soldado barbudo, com turbante branco e armadura escura. O soldado olha de lado com expressão séria, e o enquadramento fechado aproxima as duas cabeças contra um fundo sombrio.

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