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Painting of a bald bearded man in a black habit and white cape, holding a white lily beside a stone ledge against a dark background.

Saint Dominic

A bald, bearded man in a black Dominican habit with a white cape stands beside a stone ledge, resting one hand on it and holding a white lily stem. A dark background and soft light on his face give this oil painting a quiet, solemn mood.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1550-1600
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3248 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1600.
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 Domingo con un lirio

Un hombre calvo y barbado, con hábito negro de dominico y capa blanca, se apoya en un borde de piedra y sostiene un tallo de lirio blanco. El fondo oscuro y la luz suave sobre su rostro dan a esta pintura al óleo un ambiente sereno y solemne.

Português: São Domingos com um lírio

Um homem calvo e barbudo, com hábito negro dominicano e capa branca, apoia-se em uma borda de pedra e segura uma haste de lírio branco. O fundo escuro e a luz suave sobre o rosto dão a esta pintura a óleo um clima sereno e solene.

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