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Gouache study of two nude figures on a dark blue ground, one in a wide-brimmed hat, the other in a winged helmet, surrounded by dark coiling shapes.

Perseus and Andromeda, study for The Doom Fulfilled

Two nude male figures stand against a deep blue ground, one seen from behind in a wide-brimmed hat, the other turned in profile in a winged helmet, both framed by dark, sinuous coiled forms. Painted in gouache with pale, scratched highlights, the composition is dense and angular, with faint lettering along the edges.

Artist
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1875
Medium
Gouache with gold paint on board
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1939 px
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of James Viles

Español: Perseo y Andrómeda, estudio para El destino cumplido

Dos figuras masculinas desnudas se mantienen sobre un fondo azul profundo, una vista de espaldas con sombrero de ala ancha, la otra de perfil con un casco alado, ambas enmarcadas por formas oscuras y sinuosas enroscadas. Pintada en gouache con reflejos pálidos y rayados, la composición es densa y angular, con letras tenues en los bordes.

Português: Perseu e Andrômeda, estudo para O Destino Cumprido

Duas figuras masculinas nuas se destacam sobre um fundo azul profundo, uma vista de costas com chapéu de aba larga, a outra de perfil com um elmo alado, ambas emolduradas por formas escuras e sinuosas enroladas. Pintada em guache com realces claros e riscados, a composição é densa e angular, com letras tênues nas bordas.

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