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Dark etching of a glowing angel with wings above clouds of cherubs, with shepherds and sheep in a shadowy landscape below at right.

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

A dark etching in which a radiant angel in a bright halo of light and clouds of cherubs hovers above a night landscape. Shepherds and sheep crowd the lower right beneath a twisted tree, rendered in dense, sketchy lines and deep shadow.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1634
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3386 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1634; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Angels17th century1630s1634religious artetchingprintmakingchiaroscurobiblical scenesheepshepherdnativitynight landscaperembrandt

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