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Painting of a woman in a white dress being carried off in a golden chariot through splashing water, with dark trees and a blue sky behind.

The Rape of Proserpine

A golden chariot charges through churning water as a woman in a white, gold-trimmed dress is carried off, her head thrown back while a man in dark drapery grips her. Dark, leafy trees fill the right side beneath a patch of blue sky, and loose brushwork glows with warm light against deep shadow.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1630
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3699 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1630; 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): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El rapto de Proserpina, Rembrandt

Un carruaje dorado avanza a toda velocidad entre aguas agitadas mientras una mujer con vestido blanco y ribetes dorados es llevada, con la cabeza echada hacia atrás, por un hombre envuelto en telas oscuras que la sujeta. Árboles oscuros y frondosos ocupan el lado derecho bajo un trozo de cielo azul, y las pinceladas sueltas brillan con luz cálida contra sombras profundas.

Português: O rapto de Prosérpina, Rembrandt

Uma carruagem dourada avança em alta velocidade por águas agitadas enquanto uma mulher de vestido branco com acabamentos dourados é levada, com a cabeça jogada para trás, por um homem envolto em tecidos escuros que a segura. Árvores escuras e frondosas ocupam o lado direito sob um trecho de céu azul, e as pinceladas soltas brilham com luz quente contra sombras profundas.

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