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Painting of a draped woman holding a glowing orb overhead beside a nude child reaching up, with a balustrade and blue mountains behind.

Illusions

A translucent-draped woman in a flowing gown lifts a pale glowing orb above her head while a nude young child reaches up toward it from a marble balustrade. A dusky blue mountain landscape and evening sky fill the background, and the figures are rendered in soft, luminous oil paint.

Artist
Henry Brown Fuller
Date
before 1901
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1645 × 2564 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Ilusiones, pintura de Henry Brown Fuller

Una mujer con un vestido vaporoso y translúcido levanta una esfera pálida y luminosa sobre su cabeza, mientras un niño desnudo estira los brazos hacia ella desde una balaustrada de mármol. Al fondo se extienden montañas azul oscuro y un cielo de atardecer, pintados con luz suave en óleo.

Português: Ilusões, pintura de Henry Brown Fuller

Uma mulher envolta em um vestido fluido e translúcido ergue uma esfera pálida e luminosa acima da cabeça, enquanto uma criança nua estende os braços em direção a ela, sobre uma balaustrada de mármore. Ao fundo, montanhas azul-escuras e um céu de entardecer são pintados com luz suave em óleo.

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