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Black and white engraving: a dozing man in a cap beside stepped blocks, a nude woman holding drapery, a winged child with a sphere below, and a winged creature at upper right.

De droom van de geleerde

An engraving showing a seated, cloaked man in a cap dozing beside a stepped stone structure, while a nude woman stands at his side holding drapery. A small winged child with a sphere sits at lower left, and a winged creature looms at upper right.

Artist
Albrecht Dürer (mentioned on object)
Date
1496-1500
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2659 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1500.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: El sueño del erudito

Un grabado que muestra a un hombre sentado, con capa y gorro, adormilado junto a una estructura de piedra escalonada, mientras una mujer desnuda está de pie a su lado sosteniendo una tela. Un pequeño niño alado con una esfera se sienta en la parte inferior izquierda, y una criatura alada se cierne en la parte superior derecha.

Português: O sonho do erudito

Uma gravura que mostra um homem sentado, com capa e gorro, cochilando ao lado de uma estrutura de pedra em degraus, enquanto uma mulher nua está em pé ao seu lado segurando um tecido. Uma pequena criança alada com uma esfera está sentada no canto inferior esquerdo, e uma criatura alada paira no canto superior direito.

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