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Painting of a kneeling woman in a pink gown reaching toward a standing knight in steel armor, set in a dark forest with scattered flowers.

Lamia and the Soldier

A kneeling woman with auburn hair, in a pink gown with a jeweled girdle, reaches toward a knight in polished steel armor standing behind her in a shadowy forest. Painted with soft, feathery brushwork, the scene is set among dark foliage, scattered pale flowers, and a stone bench at the lower left.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1905
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1131 × 1875 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 y el soldado

Una mujer arrodillada, de cabello castaño rojizo y vestido rosa con cinturón de joyas, extiende la mano hacia un caballero con armadura de acero pulido que está de pie tras ella en un bosque sombrío. Con pinceladas suaves, la escena se sitúa entre follaje oscuro, flores pálidas dispersas y un banco de piedra en la parte inferior izquierda.

Português: Lamia e o soldado

Uma mulher ajoelhada, de cabelo ruivo e vestido rosa com cinto ornamentado, estende a mão em direção a um cavaleiro com armadura de aço polido, de pé atrás dela em uma floresta sombria. Com pinceladas suaves, a cena se passa entre folhagem escura, flores claras espalhadas e um banco de pedra no canto inferior esquerdo.