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Etching of the Virgin Mary seated on clouds, head bowed, holding the Christ Child, with radiating light lines behind them.

Virgin and Child in the Clouds

An etching of the Virgin Mary seated on a cloud, her head bowed and eyes lowered, holding the standing Christ Child against her side. Fine hatching radiates from behind them, and the clouds are rendered in loose, sketchy lines.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1641
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2538 × 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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