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Pen and brown ink with gray wash drawing of robed figures gathered around an ornate pedestal with a many-breasted idol, and a reclining nude man at right.

Oracle and Worshippers before the Statue of Artemis of Ephesus

A pen and brown ink drawing with gray wash shows a multi-figure scene around a tall, ornate pedestal topped by a many-breasted female idol. A reclining nude man lies at the right while robed women, a kneeling figure and a bearded man gather near the central cult figure. Lamps and candelabra hang above.

Artist
Follower of Giovanni Battista Franco
Date
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and gray wash, on buff laid paper, tipped onto buff wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1804 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1561).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection