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Etching of a woman on a donkey holding a child, with a man in a cap walking beside her with a staff, among dense trees.

The Flight into Egypt: Crossing a Brook

A woman in a headscarf and draped cloak rides a donkey through dense, hatched woodland, holding a small child close. A man in a cap walks beside the animal, carrying a staff, while fine parallel lines describe the tangled trees and rough ground.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1654
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 2501 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1654; 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)

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