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Painting of a robed preacher on a rock addressing a crowd under a stormy sky beside a tall stone obelisk.

John the Baptist Preaching

Painting of a crowd gathered in a dramatic landscape under a stormy sky, with a robed preacher standing on a raised rock at right, beneath a tall stone obelisk. Warm light falls on the foreground figures while the hillside town and arched bridge recede into shadow.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1634
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2270 × 1800 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1634; 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: Juan el Bautista predicando

Pintura de una multitud reunida en un paisaje dramático bajo un cielo tormentoso, con un predicador vestido con túnica de pie sobre una roca elevada a la derecha, junto a un alto obelisco de piedra. La luz cálida cae sobre las figuras del primer plano, mientras el pueblo en la colina y el puente arqueado se pierden en la sombra.

Português: João Batista pregando

Pintura de uma multidão reunida em uma paisagem dramática sob um céu tempestuoso, com um pregador de manto em pé sobre uma rocha elevada à direita, ao lado de um alto obelisco de pedra. A luz quente incide sobre as figuras em primeiro plano, enquanto a cidade na colina e a ponte arqueada se perdem na sombra.

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