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Dim wooden interior with two elderly figures and a younger man at a candlelit table, with a small fire glowing at lower left.

Philemon and Baucis

A dim timber-beamed interior, lit mainly by a warm glow falling on a younger figure at right and a small fire at lower left. An elderly bearded man and a stooped older figure sit at a table laden with dishes, rendered in deep brown chiaroscuro.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1658
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2998 × 2332 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1658; 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: Filemón y Baucis

Un interior oscuro con vigas de madera, iluminado sobre todo por un resplandor cálido que cae sobre una figura joven a la derecha y un pequeño fuego en la parte inferior izquierda. Un anciano barbudo y una figura mayor encorvada se sientan a una mesa cargada de platos, pintados en tonos marrón oscuro de claroscuro.

Português: Filêmon e Báucis

Um interior escuro com vigas de madeira, iluminado principalmente por um brilho quente que incide sobre uma figura jovem à direita e um pequeno fogo no canto inferior esquerdo. Um homem idoso barbudo e uma figura mais velha curvada sentam-se a uma mesa cheia de pratos, pintados em tons escuros de claro-escuro.

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