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Painting of women in red and blue gowns in a decorative room, one reclining at right, another reading at center, with a mirror and tapestry behind.

Laus Veneris

A painting of women in richly colored gowns gathered in a tapestried room. A woman in blue seated at center reads or writes from an open book, while a figure in vivid red reclines at right beside a basket of fruit. Behind them, a mirror and a dense, decorative wall of figures and foliage fill the background.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1873
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1102 × 734 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1873; 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): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Laus Veneris de Edward Burne-Jones

Una pintura de mujeres con vestidos de colores intensos reunidas en una habitación con tapices. Una mujer de azul sentada en el centro lee o escribe en un libro abierto, mientras una figura de rojo vivo reclina a la derecha junto a una canasta de frutas. Al fondo, un espejo y una pared decorativa de figuras y follaje llenan el fondo.

Português: Laus Veneris de Edward Burne-Jones

Uma pintura de mulheres com vestidos de cores intensas reunidas em um cômodo decorado com tapeçarias. Uma mulher de azul sentada ao centro lê ou escreve em um livro aberto, enquanto uma figura de vermelho vivo se reclina à direita, ao lado de uma cesta de frutas. Ao fundo, um espelho e uma parede decorativa de figuras e folhagens preenchem o plano.

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