Brown ink sketch of a bearded man facing a turbaned figure on a platform, with soldiers at left and a crowd below right.

Christ Before Caiaphas, pen and ink wash sketch

A pen and brown ink wash sketch shows a bearded man in a long robe standing before a turbaned figure on a raised platform, arms outstretched. Soldiers with spears and helmets stand at left, and a crowd of onlookers fills the lower right beneath a faint radiating light.

Artist: Rembrandt
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 1920 × 2861 px

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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1669; 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)

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