Circe with Lions on a Coastal Cliff

A woman in a green gown and wide-brimmed hat sits on a rocky cliff edge, gesturing toward a small tripod table with a cup, while several lions crouch and stand behind her. A pale, stormy sky and calm sea fill the left side. Painted in loose, soft brushwork in oil on canvas, the scene is dreamlike and atmospheric.

Artist

Frederick Stuart Church

Date

1910

Medium

oil on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 1754 px

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