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Etching of a bearded old man in a fur robe holding an infant, a veiled woman with raised arms behind him, and kneeling figures in a dim stone interior.

Simeon recognises the infant Jesus as saviour. Etching by C.W. Weisbrod after Rembrandt, 1627-8.

An etching of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe cradling an infant, as a veiled woman stands above with raised arms and others kneel at right. A stone column and a wall lamp frame the dim interior, with fine hatched shading throughout the composition.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1628
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3227 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1628.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Simeón reconoce al niño Jesús como salvador

Un grabado de un anciano barbudo con túnica de piel que sostiene a un bebé, mientras una mujer velada se alza detrás con los brazos levantados y otras personas se arrodillan a la derecha. Una columna de piedra y una lámpara de pared enmarcan el interior oscuro, con sombreado fino de trazos cruzados en toda la composición.

Português: Simeão reconhece o menino Jesus como salvador

Uma gravura de um ancião barbudo com manto forrado de pele segurando um bebê, enquanto uma mulher velada se ergue atrás com os braços erguidos e outras pessoas se ajoelham à direita. Uma coluna de pedra e uma lâmpada de parede emolduram o interior escuro, com sombreado fino de hachuras em toda a composição.

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