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Painting of a veiled woman in black standing by a lamp, with seated women in colorful dress on rugs in an ornate room with latticed arched windows.

Consulting the Oracle

A veiled woman in a dark robe stands at the left edge beside a lamp, while a group of women in colorful dress sit on cushions and rugs across a tiled floor. Arched, latticed windows and carved wooden screens line the richly decorated room, painted in oil with warm, glowing light.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1884
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1536 × 941 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1884; 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): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Mujeres en un interior ornamentado, Waterhouse 1884

Una mujer velada con una túnica oscura se encuentra de pie en el borde izquierdo, junto a una lámpara, mientras un grupo de mujeres con vestidos coloridos se sienta sobre cojines y alfombras en un piso de azulejos. Ventanas arqueadas con celosías y biombos de madera tallada recorren la sala, pintada al óleo con luz cálida.

Português: Mulheres em um interior ornamentado, Waterhouse 1884

Uma mulher coberta por um véu, de túnica escura, está de pé na borda esquerda, ao lado de uma lamparina, enquanto um grupo de mulheres com roupas coloridas se senta em almofadas e tapetes sobre um piso de azulejos. Janelas arqueadas com grades e biombos de madeira entalhada cercam a sala, pintada a óleo com luz quente.