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Painting of a melancholic woman leaning on a desk beside a skull, with a globe, armillary sphere, and dog's head nearby in a dim room.

Melancholia

A woman with auburn hair, in a white blouse and gold-and-green drapery, rests her head on her hand at a desk beside a skull and open book. Around her lie a globe, an armillary sphere, a hound's head, and scattered papers in a dim interior.

Artist
Domenico Fetti
Date
c. 1615
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2253 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1620).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior bequest of Joseph Winterbotham

Español: Melancolía de Domenico Fetti, c. 1615

Una mujer de cabello castaño, con blusa blanca y un manto dorado y verde, apoya la cabeza en la mano sobre un escritorio junto a un cráneo y un libro abierto. A su alrededor hay un globo, una esfera armilar, una cabeza de perro y papeles dispersos.

Português: Melancolia de Domenico Fetti, c. 1615

Uma mulher de cabelo castanho, com blusa branca e um manto dourado e verde, apoia a cabeça na mão sobre uma escrivaninha ao lado de uma caveira e um livro aberto. Ao redor, veem-se um globo, uma esfera armilar, a cabeça de um cão e papéis espalhados.

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