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Painting of a chariot race in a sandy Roman-style arena, with galloping horses, crowded stone stands, a palace, an obelisk, and a hazy blue sky.

Chariot Race

A painted chariot race fills the foreground, with teams of horses thundering around the turning point of a sandy arena. Behind them, tiered stands crowded with spectators rise beside a massive walled palace, and a tall obelisk stands beside three cylindrical turning posts under a pale sky.

Artist
Jean Léon Gérôme
Date
1876
Medium
Oil on cradled panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 932 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1876).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

Español: Carrera de cuadrigas

Una carrera de cuadrigas llena el primer plano, con equipos de caballos que galopan alrededor del punto de giro de una arena de arena. Detrás, graderías repletas de espectadores se alzan junto a un gran palacio amurallado, y un obelisco alto se encuentra junto a tres postes cilíndricos bajo un cielo pálido.

Português: Corrida de bigas

Uma corrida de bigas ocupa o primeiro plano, com parelhas de cavalos galopando em volta do ponto de virada de uma arena de areia. Ao fundo, arquibancadas lotadas de espectadores erguem-se ao lado de um grande palácio com muralhas, e um obelisco alto fica junto a três postes cilíndricos sob um céu pálido.

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