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Oil painting of a turbaned king with a golden rod beside a kneeling young man, with a red-draped table and shadowy statue in a dim room.

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel

A turbaned king in a gold-embroidered robe stands at center, extending a golden rod toward the dark floor, while a kneeling young man in dark clothes looks up at him. Beside a red-draped table with gilded fringe, a large sculpted figure looms in shadow under a dim lamp, in an oil painting with strong chiaroscuro.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1633
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2936 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1633; 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: Daniel y Ciro ante el ídolo Bel

Un rey con turbante y una capa bordada en oro se encuentra en el centro, extendiendo una vara dorada hacia el suelo oscuro, mientras un joven arrodillado con ropa oscura lo mira. Junto a una mesa cubierta con tela roja y flecos dorados, una gran escultura se alza entre sombras bajo una lámpara tenue, en una pintura al óleo de fuerte claroscuro.

Português: Daniel e Ciro diante do ídolo Bel

Um rei de turbante e manto bordado em ouro ocupa o centro, estendendo uma vara dourada em direção ao chão escuro, enquanto um jovem ajoelhado de roupas escuras o observa. Ao lado de uma mesa coberta por tecido vermelho com franjas douradas, uma grande escultura surge na sombra sob uma lâmpada fraca, em uma pintura a óleo de forte claro-escuro.

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