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Rembrandt etching of bearded figures seated at a meal before a doorway, with bread on a dish and a jug in front, and trees in the landscape at right.

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

An etching in fine dark lines shows bearded elders and a younger seated figure sharing a meal before a doorway, with a dish of bread and a jug on the ground in front. A figure watches from the doorway at left, while trees and a distant hill fill the landscape at right.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1656
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3320 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1656; 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: Abraham recibe a los ángeles (Rembrandt, 1656)

Un grabado de líneas oscuras y finas muestra a ancianos barbudos y a una figura joven sentada compartiendo una comida frente a una puerta, con un plato de pan y una jarra en el suelo delante. Una figura observa desde la puerta a la izquierda, mientras que árboles y una colina lejana llenan el paisaje a la derecha.

Português: Abraão recebe os anjos (Rembrandt, 1656)

Uma gravura de linhas escuras e finas mostra anciãos barbudos e uma figura mais jovem sentada compartilhando uma refeição diante de uma porta, com um prato de pão e uma jarra no chão à frente. Uma figura observa da porta à esquerda, enquanto árvores e uma colina distante preenchem a paisagem à direita.

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