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Painting of an elderly bearded man and a praying woman in red robes beside a fire, as a glowing angel rises upward at upper left.

Manoah's Sacrifice

A dark interior shows a bearded elderly man in a red robe kneeling beside a flame-lit altar, while a kneeling woman in a red cloak and white veil prays with clasped hands. A luminous winged figure rises upward through the smoke at the upper left. Oil painting with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting.

Artist
Abraham van Dijck
Date
1654
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2024 × 1823 px
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Public domain · Abraham van Dijck died 1680 and the work dates by 1654; 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): Abraham van Dijck, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Sacrificio de Manoa

Un interior oscuro muestra a un anciano barbudo con túnica roja arrodillado junto a un altar iluminado por llamas, mientras una mujer arrodillada con manto rojo y velo blanco reza con las manos juntas. Una figura luminosa con alas asciende entre el humo en la esquina superior izquierda. Pintura al óleo con iluminación dramática.

Português: Sacrifício de Manoá

Um interior escuro mostra um homem idoso e barbudo, de manto vermelho, ajoelhado junto a um altar iluminado por chamas, enquanto uma mulher ajoelhada, com capa vermelha e véu branco, reza de mãos postas. Uma figura alada e luminosa ascende em meio à fumaça no canto superior esquerdo. Pintura a óleo com iluminação dramática.

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