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Oil painting of a smiling elderly man in a cap and gold robe, head turned left, against a dark brown background with a shadowy figure at the left edge.

Self-portrait as Zeuxis Laughing

A half-length portrait of an elderly man in a soft cap and a golden-brown robe, his head turned to the left and his face creased in a broad laugh. Warm light falls on his face against a dark brown background, while a shadowy figure is cut off at the left edge in this oil painting.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1668
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2024 × 2580 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1668; 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: Autorretrato como Zeuxis riendo

Un retrato de medio cuerpo de un hombre mayor con gorra suave y una bata dorada parduzca, con la cabeza girada hacia la izquierda y el rostro arrugado en una sonrisa amplia. La luz cálida ilumina su cara sobre un fondo marrón oscuro, mientras una figura sombría queda recortada en el borde izquierdo de esta pintura al óleo.

Português: Autorretrato como Zêuxis rindo

Um retrato de meio corpo de um homem idoso com boina macia e um manto dourado amarronzado, a cabeça voltada para a esquerda e o rosto enrugado num sorriso largo. A luz quente incide sobre o rosto contra um fundo marrom escuro, enquanto uma figura sombria aparece cortada na borda esquerda desta pintura a óleo.

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