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Painting of a winged angel with layered blue and green feathers holding a large dark glossy sphere, standing barefoot in a tall vertical panel.

Days of Creation - First

A winged angel stands barefoot in a tall vertical panel, cradling a large dark, glossy sphere against a robe of muted greens and browns. Layered feathers in blues, greens and bronze fill the wings, painted with fine, decorative detail in the manner of the Pre-Raphaelites.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1870
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
600 × 1695 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

Español: Días de la Creación - Primero

Un ángel alado está de pie descalzo en un panel vertical alto, sosteniendo contra su túnica de verdes y marrones apagados una gran esfera oscura y brillante. Las plumas superpuestas en azules, verdes y bronce llenan las alas, pintadas con detalle fino y decorativo al estilo prerrafaelita.

Português: Dias da Criação - Primeiro

Um anjo alado está de pé, descalço, em um painel vertical alto, segurando contra sua túnica de verdes e marrons suaves uma grande esfera escura e brilhante. As penas sobrepostas em azuis, verdes e bronze preenchem as asas, pintadas com detalhes finos e decorativos no estilo pré-rafaelita.