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Painting of an angel with a sword blocking a bearded man in a turban who beats a grey donkey on a rocky path.

Balaam and the Ass

An angel with a raised sword and white robe confronts a bearded man in a red turban and gold-trimmed red cloak, who strikes a grey donkey with a stick. Two armed figures and a bundled figure stand behind on a rocky landscape, with cabbages in the foreground.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1626
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2252 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1626; 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)

Español: Balaam y el asno

Un ángel con espada alzada y túnica blanca enfrenta a un hombre barbado con turbante rojo y capa roja con bordes dorados, que golpea con un palo a un asno gris. Detrás, dos figuras armadas y una figura envuelta aparecen en un paisaje rocoso, con coles en primer plano.

Português: Balaão e a jumenta

Um anjo com espada erguida e manto branco confronta um homem barbado de turbante vermelho e capa vermelha com bordas douradas, que golpeia com um bastão um burro cinzento. Atrás, duas figuras armadas e uma figura envolta aparecem em uma paisagem rochosa, com repolhos em primeiro plano.

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