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Haloed seated figure in gold robes, flanked by a red-robed winged angel and a kneeling blue-robed angel in a rocky desert.

In the Desert

A haloed, bearded seated figure in a golden mantle and dark robe rests on rocky ground beneath a deep blue sky. To the left, a red-robed winged angel gestures toward him, while a kneeling angel in blue, face hidden in its hands, sits at right beside rugged mountains.

Artist
H. Siddons Mowbray
Date
1915-1925
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2880 × 2185 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1925).
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: En el desierto

Una figura sentada, con halo, barba y manto dorado sobre una túnica oscura, descansa sobre un terreno rocoso bajo un cielo azul intenso. A la izquierda, un ángel alado con túnica roja le hace un gesto, mientras otro ángel arrodillado, vestido de azul y con el rostro cubierto por las manos, está a la derecha junto a montañas escarpadas.

Português: No deserto

Uma figura sentada, com auréola, barba e manto dourado sobre uma túnica escura, repousa em terreno rochoso sob um céu azul profundo. À esquerda, um anjo alado de túnica vermelha faz um gesto em sua direção, enquanto outro anjo ajoelhado, de azul e com o rosto escondido nas mãos, fica à direita, junto a montanhas íngremes.

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