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Painting of a young figure in a dark cap and robe holding a golden psaltery against a stone wall, with a dark niche at left.

The Psalterion

A young figure in a dark cap and dark robe holds a golden-brown psaltery against the chest, gazing downward in a stone-walled interior. A window or niche opens at left, and a dark ledge sits in the lower corner, with visible damage in the lower right.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1868
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1094 × 1650 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1868; 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): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El salterio

Una figura joven con gorra oscura y túnica oscura sostiene contra el pecho un salterio de tono dorado café, mirando hacia abajo en un interior de muros de piedra. Una ventana o nicho se abre a la izquierda, y una repisa oscura ocupa la esquina inferior, con daños visibles en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: O saltério

Uma figura jovem, com boina escura e manto escuro, segura um saltério de tom dourado amarronzado contra o peito, olhando para baixo em um interior de paredes de pedra. Uma janela ou nicho abre-se à esquerda, e uma saliência escura ocupa o canto inferior, com danos visíveis na parte inferior direita.

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