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Etching of a young boy standing before a bearded turbaned elder while onlookers crowd a dim interior with an arched doorway.

Joseph Telling his Dreams

An etching in dense, crosshatched lines shows an elderly bearded man in a turban seated at left, listening to a young boy in a light tunic who stands before him. Turbaned onlookers and a seated figure with a sheet of paper crowd the dim interior, with an arched doorway at upper right.

Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Date
1638
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3045 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1638).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: José contando sus sueños, aguafuerte de Rembrandt

Un aguafuerte de líneas densas y cruzadas muestra a un anciano barbudo con turbante sentado a la izquierda, escuchando a un niño con túnica clara que está de pie frente a él. Espectadores con turbante y una figura sentada con una hoja de papel llenan el interior oscuro, con un arco al fondo a la derecha.

Português: José contando seus sonhos, gravura de Rembrandt

Uma gravura de linhas densas e cruzadas mostra um ancião barbudo de turbante sentado à esquerda, ouvindo um menino de túnica clara que está de pé diante dele. Espectadores de turbante e uma figura sentada com uma folha de papel lotam o interior escuro, com um arco ao fundo à direita.

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