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Empty ornate gilded wooden picture frame with stepped moldings on a white background.

A philosopher with a celestial globe. Oil painting, ca. 162-.

A carved, gilded wooden frame with stepped moldings and a textured gold surface, shown against a plain white background. The interior is empty, so no painting, philosopher, or celestial globe is visible in this image.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[162?-?]
Medium
Oil paintings Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3026 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 172.
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: Marco dorado vacío (registro: Un filósofo con globo celeste)

Un marco de madera tallada y dorada, con molduras escalonadas y una superficie dorada texturizada, sobre un fondo blanco liso. El interior está vacío, así que no se ve ninguna pintura, filósofo ni globo celeste en esta imagen.

Português: Moldura dourada vazia (registro: Um filósofo com globo celeste)

Uma moldura de madeira entalhada e dourada, com molduras escalonadas e uma superfície dourada texturizada, sobre um fundo branco liso. O interior está vazio, portanto nenhuma pintura, filósofo ou globo celeste é visível nesta imagem.

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