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Painting of a kneeling woman in a rust-colored gown reaching toward a knight in steel armor leaning on a stone wall, with a dark forest behind them.

Lamia

A kneeling woman in a flowing rust-colored gown gazes up and reaches toward a knight in polished steel armor who leans on a stone wall. Dark forest trees frame the scene, while pale, scaly shapes and pink flowers lie scattered across the foreground.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1905
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2430 × 4000 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1905; 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): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Lamia (John William Waterhouse, 1905)

Una mujer arrodillada, con un vestido fluido color óxido, mira hacia arriba y extiende la mano hacia un caballero con armadura de acero pulido que se apoya en un muro de piedra. Árboles oscuros de bosque enmarcan la escena, mientras formas pálidas y escamosas y flores rosadas se esparcen por el primer plano.

Português: Lâmia (John William Waterhouse, 1905)

Uma mulher ajoelhada, com um vestido fluido cor de ferrugem, olha para cima e estende a mão em direção a um cavaleiro com armadura de aço polido apoiado num muro de pedra. Árvores escuras de floresta emolduram a cena, enquanto formas pálidas e escamosas e flores rosadas se espalham pelo primeiro plano.