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Painting of a man in a red tunic and blue sleeves with a brown cap, raising two fingers and holding a book against a dark background.

Saint Cosmas (or Damian)

A half-length figure in a red tunic over blue sleeves trimmed with white fur, wearing a dark brown cap, raises two fingers of one hand while holding a closed book with a brown cover against a dark background. The painted panel shows a three-quarter view with careful modeling of the face, hands and fabric folds.

Artist
attributed to Bartolommeo Vivarini
Date
1460-1480
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2631 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1480.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: San Cosme (o Damián)

Una figura de medio cuerpo con túnica roja y mangas azules con ribetes de piel blanca, cubierta con una gorra marrón oscuro, levanta dos dedos de una mano mientras sostiene un libro cerrado de tapa marrón contra un fondo oscuro. La pintura sobre tabla muestra una vista de tres cuartos, con un modelado cuidadoso del rostro, las manos y los pliegues de la tela.

Português: São Cosme (ou Damião)

Uma figura de meio corpo, com túnica vermelha e mangas azuis com acabamento de pele branca, usando um boné marrom escuro, levanta dois dedos de uma das mãos enquanto segura um livro fechado de capa marrom contra um fundo escuro. A pintura sobre painel mostra uma vista de três quartos, com modelagem cuidadosa do rosto, das mãos e das dobras do tecido.

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