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Etching of a seated Virgin in a veil holding a child on her lap on a bank of clouds, with radiating light lines behind.

Virgin and Child in the Clouds

An etching shows a seated Virgin in a veil, cradling a small child on her lap atop a bank of clouds, with radiating light lines behind them. Fine, loose hatching shapes the drapery and the cloud mass, while the pale paper fades at the edges.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1641
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2659 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1641; 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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