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Painting of a woman in a yellow gown holding a birdcage, surrounded by dark coiling snakes, with a reclining nude figure below.

Babylon

A tall pastel on canvas shows a woman in a clinging yellow gown, with a jeweled headband and earrings, holding a small birdcage in one hand. Dark, coiling serpentine shapes surround her, and a reclining nude figure lies in the lower foreground.

Artist
Alice Pike Barney
Date
1904
Medium
pastel on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1258 × 2999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1904).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Babilonia

Un pastel sobre lienzo vertical muestra a una mujer con un vestido amarillo ceñido, diadema y aretes con joyas, que sostiene una pequeña jaula de pájaro en una mano. Formas serpentinas oscuras y enroscadas la rodean, y una figura desnuda reclinada yace en el primer plano inferior.

Português: Babilônia

Um pastel sobre tela vertical mostra uma mulher com um vestido amarelo justo, faixa e brincos com joias, segurando uma pequena gaiola de pássaro em uma das mãos. Formas serpenteantes e escuras se enroscam ao seu redor, e uma figura nua reclinada jaz no primeiro plano inferior.

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