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Dim temple interior where a robed elder in pink raises his arms toward an infant held by a woman in blue, with a kneeling woman lit in the foreground.

Simeon's song of praise

A candlelit scene in a stone temple: an elderly man in a rose-pink robe raises his arms toward an infant held by a woman in blue, while a kneeling woman in an ornate gown is brightly lit in the foreground. Crowds stand in shadow on the steps, and a seated man in dark clothing watches from the lower right.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1631
Medium
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3133 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1631; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

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Español: El cántico de alabanza de Simeón

Escena iluminada con velas en un templo de piedra: un anciano con túnica rosada alza los brazos hacia un bebé sostenido por una mujer de azul, mientras una mujer arrodillada, con vestido ornamentado, queda iluminada en primer plano. Una multitud en sombra ocupa las escalinatas, y un hombre sentado con ropa oscura observa desde la derecha.

Português: O cântico de louvor de Simeão

Cena iluminada por velas em um templo de pedra: um idoso de manto rosado ergue os braços em direção a um bebê segurado por uma mulher de azul, enquanto uma mulher ajoelhada, de vestido ornamentado, fica iluminada em primeiro plano. Uma multidão na sombra ocupa as escadarias, e um homem sentado, de roupas escuras, observa à direita.

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