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Etching of a robed scholar in a dim study gazing up at a glowing star-like disc near a Gothic window, with instruments on a cluttered table.

Faust in His Study, Watching a Magic Disc

An etching shows a bearded scholar in a cap and layered robe leaning over a cluttered worktable, gazing up at a radiant, star-like disc glowing in a Gothic arched window. Dense hatching, deep shadows, and scattered instruments and papers fill the dim study.

Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Date
ca. 1652
Medium
Etching on off-white laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
1986 × 2560 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1657).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Fausto en su estudio, contemplando un disco mágico

Un grabado al aguafuerte muestra a un erudito barbado, con gorro y túnica en capas, inclinado sobre una mesa de trabajo abarrotada y mirando hacia un disco radiante, similar a una estrella, que brilla en una ventana gótica arqueada. El denso sombreado y las sombras profundas llenan el estudio penumbroso.

Português: Fausto em seu estúdio, observando um disco mágico

Uma gravura em água-forte mostra um erudito barbudo, de gorro e manto em camadas, debruçado sobre uma mesa de trabalho abarrotada e olhando para um disco radiante, semelhante a uma estrela, que brilha numa janela gótica em arco. Hachuras densas e sombras profundas preenchem o estúdio na penumbra.

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