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Painting of a woman in a gold-embroidered cloak and silver satin gown holding a letter, with a column and draped table in a dark interior.

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A young woman with auburn hair stands on a tiled floor, wearing a gold-embroidered cloak over a pale silver satin gown and holding an open folded letter. A column, a draped table and a gold dish sit in the shadowy background, and warm light falls across the figure in this oil painting.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1632
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1900 × 2175 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1632; 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: Ester con una carta, Rembrandt, 1632

Una joven de cabello castaño rojizo está de pie sobre un piso de baldosas, con una capa bordada en oro sobre un vestido de satén plateado pálido, y sostiene una carta doblada y abierta. Una columna, una mesa cubierta con un paño y un plato dorado aparecen en el fondo oscuro, mientras una luz cálida ilumina a la figura en esta pintura al óleo.

Português: Ester com uma carta, Rembrandt, 1632

Uma jovem de cabelo castanho-avermelhado está de pé sobre um piso de ladrilhos, usando uma capa bordada em ouro sobre um vestido de cetim prateado claro, e segura uma carta dobrada e aberta. Uma coluna, uma mesa coberta por um tecido e um prato dourado aparecem no fundo escuro, enquanto a luz quente incide sobre a figura nesta pintura a óleo.

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