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Black and white etching of a bearded man seated at a table, surrounded by radiating light, with figures at left and right beneath a draped curtain.

Christ at Emmaus: The Larger Plate

An etching showing a bearded man seated at a table at the center, haloed by radiating light lines, with a companion at left and figures crowding the right under a draped curtain. Fine hatched lines model the walls, drapery and figures in contrasting dark and pale tones on cream paper.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1654
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3159 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1654; 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: Cristo en Emaús: la placa grande

Un aguafuerte que muestra a un hombre barbado sentado a una mesa en el centro, rodeado de líneas de luz radiante, con un acompañante a la izquierda y figuras apiñadas a la derecha bajo una cortina drapeada. Finas líneas cruzadas modelan los muros, los pliegues y las figuras en tonos oscuros y claros sobre papel crema.

Português: Cristo em Emaús: a chapa grande

Uma gravura em água-forte mostrando um homem barbado sentado a uma mesa no centro, cercado por linhas de luz radiante, com um companheiro à esquerda e figuras reunidas à direita sob uma cortina drapeada. Linhas finas cruzadas modelam paredes, dobras e figuras em tons escuros e claros sobre papel creme.

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