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Etching of men attacking a kneeling robed figure, one raising a stone overhead, with a ruined building in the hazy background at right.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

A black-and-white etching shows a crowd of men surrounding a kneeling figure in long robes, one raising a large stone overhead while a helmeted man grips the victim's arm. A man bends at the lower left to gather stones, and a ruined building rises in the hazy background on the right.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1635
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3430 × 3886 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1635; 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)

Español: La lapidación de San Esteban

Un aguafuerte muestra a un grupo de hombres rodeando a una figura arrodillada con largas vestiduras; uno levanta una gran piedra sobre la cabeza mientras un hombre con casco sujeta el brazo de la víctima. Un hombre se inclina en la parte inferior izquierda para recoger piedras, y un edificio en ruinas se alza en el fondo brumoso a la derecha.

Português: O apedrejamento de Santo Estêvão

Uma gravura mostra um grupo de homens cercando uma figura ajoelhada com vestes longas; um deles ergue uma grande pedra acima da cabeça enquanto um homem de capacete segura o braço da vítima. Um homem se curva no canto inferior esquerdo para pegar pedras, e um edifício em ruínas se ergue no fundo nebuloso à direita.

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