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Oil painting: a woman in gold robes sits in glowing light as a man in red kneels with clasped hands before her, a turbaned attendant in shadow behind.

Haman Begs Esther for His Life

A woman in a gold-embroidered robe and jeweled headdress sits in golden light beside a dark draped table, while a kneeling man in red clasps his hands before her. A turbaned attendant leans in from the shadows at right, and a dim figure looms behind, in oil painting with deep chiaroscuro.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1660
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1509 × 1920 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1660; 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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