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Painted study of a veiled, draped standing figure in grey and brown tones against a dark arched background, on a pale base.

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A loose, painted study of a standing female figure draped in a long veil and flowing robe, shown in profile against a dark arched panel. Thick grey and brown brushstrokes model the folds of the cloth, and an indistinct warm brown form rests at her side above a pale base.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
497 × 1200 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: Figura femenina de pie y drapeada, estudio pintado

Un estudio pintado con trazos sueltos de una figura femenina de pie, envuelta en un largo velo y una túnica fluida, mostrada de perfil sobre un panel oscuro de arco. Pinceladas gruesas en gris y marrón modelan los pliegues de la tela, y una forma marrón cálida e indefinida descansa junto a ella sobre una base pálida.

Português: Figura feminina em pé e drapeada, estudo pintado

Um estudo pintado com pinceladas soltas de uma figura feminina em pé, envolta em um longo véu e em uma túnica fluida, mostrada de perfil contra um painel escuro em arco. Pinceladas grossas em cinza e marrom modelam as dobras do tecido, e uma forma marrom quente e indefinida repousa ao seu lado sobre uma base clara.

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