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Cross-shaped painting of a glowing figure in a chariot with horses above, a coiled serpent and reclining nude below, and winged figures in dark clouds.

Apollon vainqueur du serpent Python

A cross-shaped oil painting shows a radiant figure driving a chariot with rearing horses through clouds at upper center, surrounded by a bright sun-like glow. Below, a huge serpent coils over a reclining nude figure, while winged and wrestling figures fill the dark sky and shadowed hillside.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1872
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2043 × 2215 px
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Public domain · Odilon Redon died 1916 and the work dates by 1872; 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): Odilon Redon, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Apolo victorioso sobre la serpiente Pitón

Una pintura al óleo de forma de cruz muestra una figura radiante que conduce un carro con caballos encabritados entre nubes en el centro superior, rodeada de un brillo intenso similar al sol. Abajo, una enorme serpiente se enrosca sobre una figura desnuda reclinada, mientras figuras aladas y en lucha llenan el cielo oscuro y la ladera en sombra.

Português: Apolo vitorioso sobre a serpente Píton

Uma pintura a óleo em forma de cruz mostra uma figura radiante conduzindo uma carruagem com cavalos empinados entre nuvens no centro superior, cercada por um brilho intenso semelhante ao sol. Embaixo, uma serpente enorme se enrola sobre uma figura nua reclinada, enquanto figuras aladas em luta preenchem o céu escuro e a encosta sombreada.

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