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Dark painting of people crowded in a rowboat in an arched stone tunnel, with a red glow in the distance and a man raising his arm at right.

Fire of Rome

A dim painting of a crowded rowboat moving through a dark, arched stone passage lit by a distant red glow. Figures huddle and embrace in the boat while a standing man at right raises an arm, and a figure wades nearby in the shallow water.

Artist
Gustave Doré
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3840 × 2832 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1883; 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): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Bote escapando por un pasaje oscuro y abovedado (tras Doré)

Una pintura tenue de un bote de remos abarrotado que avanza por un pasaje oscuro de piedra con arco, iluminado por un resplandor rojo lejano. Las figuras se apiñan y abrazan en el bote mientras un hombre de pie a la derecha levanta un brazo, y otra figura vadea cerca en el agua poco profunda.

Português: Barco fugindo por uma passagem escura e em arco (após Doré)

Uma pintura sombria de um barco a remo lotado avançando por uma passagem escura de pedra em arco, iluminada por um brilho vermelho ao longe. As figuras se amontoam e se abraçam no barco enquanto um homem em pé à direita ergue um braço, e outra figura caminha na água rasa próxima.

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