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Painting of a helmeted youth in armor leaning over three draped women crouched on rocky ground, under a blue panel with gold-edged Latin text.

Perseus and the Graiae

Beneath a blue panel of gold-edged Latin inscription, a helmeted, armored youth leans forward over three draped women crouched on rocky, sandy ground. The women reach and gesture toward one another in a tightly interlocked group, while a pale, wide landscape recedes behind them.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1877
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2500 × 2247 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1877; 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: Perseo y las Greas

Bajo un panel azul con inscripción latina de borde dorado, un joven con casco y armadura se inclina sobre tres mujeres vestidas con túnicas, agachadas sobre un terreno rocoso y arenoso. Las mujeres se extienden y gesticulan unas hacia otras en un grupo muy entrelazado, mientras el paisaje amplio y pálido se extiende tras ellas.

Português: Perseu e as Greias

Sob um painel azul com inscrição latina de borda dourada, um jovem de capacete e armadura inclina-se sobre três mulheres com vestes drapeadas, agachadas em terreno rochoso e arenoso. As mulheres estendem-se e gesticulam umas em direção às outras num grupo muito entrelaçado, enquanto a paisagem ampla e pálida se estende atrás delas.

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