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Statue in armor and cloak seen from behind, raising a staff under a stormy sky, with a red sunset over distant water.

L' Empereur

A bronze-toned statue of a laurel-crowned figure in armor and a flowing cloak, seen from behind, stands on a stone pedestal and raises a long staff against a stormy sky. A low red sun sets over a distant sea and balustrade at lower left, while dark clouds glow gold at their edges in this oil painting.

Artist
Carroll Beckwith
Date
1912
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2223 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1912).
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: L'Empereur, pintura al óleo de Carroll Beckwith

Una estatua de tono bronce de una figura coronada de laurel, con armadura y capa fluida, vista de espalda, se alza sobre un pedestal de piedra y levanta un bastón largo contra un cielo tormentoso. Un sol rojo bajo se pone sobre un mar lejano y una balaustrada en la parte inferior izquierda, mientras nubes oscuras brillan doradas en sus bordes en esta pintura al óleo.

Português: L'Empereur, pintura a óleo de Carroll Beckwith

Uma estátua cor de bronze de uma figura coroada de louros, com armadura e manto fluido, vista de costas, ergue-se sobre um pedestal de pedra e levanta um cajado longo contra um céu tempestuoso. Um sol vermelho baixo se põe sobre um mar distante e uma balaustrada no canto inferior esquerdo, enquanto nuvens escuras brilham em dourado nas bordas desta pintura a óleo.

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