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Dark night etching with a glowing star-shaped light above hooded figures at right and a small lantern-lit figure on a path at left.

The Star of the Kings: A Night Piece

An etching with drypoint and engraving shows a dark night scene dominated by a bright, star-shaped light at upper right. Hooded figures gather around a table beneath it, while a tiny lantern-lit figure walks a path past dim buildings at left.

Artist
Rembrandt van Rijn
Date
c. 1651
Medium
Etching, drypoint, and engraving on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1130 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1656).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Charles Deering Collection

Español: La estrella de los reyes: una escena nocturna

Un aguafuerte con puntaseca y grabado muestra una escena nocturna oscura, dominada por una luz brillante con forma de estrella en la parte superior derecha. Figuras encapuchadas se reúnen alrededor de una mesa bajo ella, mientras una pequeña figura con farol recorre un sendero junto a edificios tenues a la izquierda.

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