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Etching of a young man pulling away from a nude woman on a canopied bed, who holds his cloak; dark hatched shadows and a bedpost at right.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

An etching of a young man in a short tunic pulling free from a reclining woman on a canopied bed, who grips his cloak. Her bare back is lit against dark cross-hatched shadows, with a bedpost at right, matching the record's Joseph and Potiphar's wife.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1634
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3075 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: José y la esposa de Potifar

Un aguafuerte de un joven con túnica corta que se libra de una mujer recostada en una cama con dosel, quien sostiene su capa. Su espalda desnuda se ilumina contra sombras oscuras con rayado cruzado, junto a un poste de cama a la derecha, coincidiendo con el registro.

Português: José e a mulher de Potifar

Uma gravura em água-forte de um jovem de túnica curta que se desvencilha de uma mulher reclinada em uma cama com dossel, que segura sua capa. Suas costas nuas se iluminam contra sombras escuras de hachuras cruzadas, com um pilar da cama à direita, condizente com o registro.

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