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Painting of a kneeling woman in a grey gown beside a sleeping red-haired child on a pale cloth, in a dark cave-like setting with mist.

Danaë and Perseus on Seriphos (?)

A woman with long hair kneels in a grey-green gown beside a sleeping, red-haired child stretched on a pale cloth in a shadowy, cave-like setting. A raised arm enters from the left while pale mist and a faint figure swirl at the right, in loose dark oil brushwork with glowing highlights.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1787
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1920 × 1545 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1787; 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): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Dánae y Perseo en Serifos (?)

Una mujer de cabello largo se arrodilla con un vestido gris verdoso junto a un niño dormido de cabello rojizo, tendido sobre una tela clara en un entorno sombrío, similar a una cueva. Un brazo alzado entra por la izquierda mientras niebla pálida y una figura apenas visible se arremolinan a la derecha, con pinceladas oscuras y sueltas y reflejos luminosos.

Português: Dânae e Perseu em Serifo (?)

Uma mulher de cabelos longos ajoelha-se, com um vestido cinza-esverdeado, ao lado de uma criança ruiva adormecida, deitada sobre um tecido claro em um ambiente sombrio, semelhante a uma caverna. Um braço erguido entra pela esquerda, enquanto névoa pálida e uma figura quase invisível redemoinham à direita, em pinceladas escuras e soltas com realces luminosos.

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