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Painting of a woman in a pink gown sitting on a bed beside a turbaned man in gold robes, with a gesturing younger man in shadow at left.

Joseph accused by Potiphar's wife

Dark painting of a dramatic bedchamber scene: a woman in a rose-pink gown sits up on a bed, one hand raised to her chest, while a man in a turban and gold-embroidered robe stands beside a red chair. A younger man at left gestures from the shadows, and a discarded cloak lies at lower right.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1655
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1700 × 2149 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1655; 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: José acusado por la esposa de Potifar

Pintura oscura de una escena dramática en una alcoba: una mujer con un vestido rosa salmón se incorpora en la cama, con una mano sobre el pecho, mientras un hombre con turbante y túnica bordada en oro está junto a una silla roja. Un joven a la izquierda gesticula desde la sombra, y una capa abandonada yace en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: José acusado pela esposa de Potifar

Pintura escura de uma cena dramática em um quarto: uma mulher de vestido rosa-salmão se senta na cama, com uma das mãos sobre o peito, enquanto um homem de turbante e manto bordado em ouro está ao lado de uma cadeira vermelha. Um jovem à esquerda gesticula na sombra, e uma capa abandonada repousa no canto inferior direito.

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