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Painting of a woman in a headscarf seated on a bed in a dark room, lit by a small glowing lamp held in her hands.

Mary

A woman in a pale headscarf and loose gown sits on the edge of a bed in a dim, shadowy room, cupping a small glowing light in her hands. The soft lamplight picks out her face and the folds of her cloth against deep blue-green darkness. Loose, textured brushwork in oil on canvas builds a quiet, nocturnal interior.

Artist
Henry Ossawa Tanner
Date
ca. 1914
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2260 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1919).
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: María, sentada a la luz de una lámpara

Una mujer con un velo claro y una túnica suelta se sienta al borde de una cama en una habitación oscura y tenue, sosteniendo entre las manos una pequeña luz brillante. La luz suave de la lámpara resalta su rostro y los pliegues de su tela contra una penumbra azul verdosa profunda. Las pinceladas sueltas y texturizadas en óleo sobre lienzo crean un interior nocturno y sereno.

Português: Maria, sentada à luz de uma lamparina

Uma mulher com um véu claro e uma túnica solta está sentada na beira de uma cama em um cômodo escuro e penumbroso, segurando nas mãos uma pequena luz brilhante. A luz suave da lamparina destaca seu rosto e as dobras do tecido contra a escuridão azul-esverdeada profunda. As pinceladas soltas e texturizadas em óleo sobre tela criam um interior noturno sereno.

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