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Brown ink and wash drawing of a young man standing before a seated bearded elder, with a crowd of onlookers in caps and turbans in a shadowed interior.

Joseph Recounting His Dreams

Pen and brown ink with wash on paper shows a young man standing at right with clasped hands before a seated, bearded elder in a long robe. A crowd of onlookers in caps and turbans fills the shadowed room at left, with a reclining figure in the foreground.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1640
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2997 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1640; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: José relatando sus sueños

Tinta parda a pluma con aguada sobre papel muestra a un joven de pie a la derecha, con las manos entrelazadas, frente a un anciano barbado sentado con una larga túnica. Un grupo de espectadores con gorras y turbantes llena la habitación en sombras a la izquierda.

Português: José relatando seus sonhos

Tinta marrom a pena com aguada sobre papel mostra um jovem de pé à direita, com as mãos entrelaçadas, diante de um ancião barbudo sentado com uma longa túnica. Um grupo de espectadores com gorros e turbantes preenche o cômodo sombrio à esquerda.

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