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Painting of a pale nude figure draped limply across the lap of another figure with pinned blond hair, set against a dark background with a teal drape.

Amor und Psyche

A pale nude figure lies limp and backward across the lap of a second figure with blond hair pinned up, against a near-black background with a teal drape at upper left. Warm light falls on the bodies and loose white cloth in this painting, with dramatic chiaroscuro.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1810
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
958 × 1200 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1810; 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): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Amor y Psique

Una figura desnuda de piel pálida yace inerte y echada hacia atrás sobre el regazo de otra figura de cabello rubio recogido, frente a un fondo casi negro con un paño turquesa arriba a la izquierda. La luz cálida recae sobre los cuerpos y la tela blanca suelta, en una pintura de claroscuro dramático.

Português: Amor e Psique

Uma figura nua de pele pálida jaz inerte e jogada para trás sobre o colo de outra figura de cabelo loiro preso, diante de um fundo quase negro com um tecido turquesa no canto superior esquerdo. A luz quente incide sobre os corpos e o tecido branco solto, nesta pintura de claro-escuro dramático.

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