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Painting of a pale nude statue on a stone base beside a woman in a blue robe and pink sleeves, her hand raised to her lips, in an arched room.

Pygmalion and the Image - The Hand Refrains

A pale nude statue, reminiscent of marble, stands on a rough stone plinth in an arched interior, while a woman in a blue-grey robe with rose sleeves raises her hand to her lips beside her. Soft, muted oil colours and a Pre-Raphaelite careful finish give the scene a quiet, dreamlike stillness.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1878
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3055 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1878; 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: Pigmalión y la imagen: La mano se detiene (1878)

Una estatua desnuda de tono pálido, que recuerda al mármol, se alza sobre un pedestal de piedra irregular en un interior con arcos, mientras una mujer con túnica azul grisácea y mangas rosadas se lleva la mano a los labios junto a ella. Los colores de óleo, suaves y apagados, y el acabado minucioso de estilo prerrafaelita dan a la escena una quietud onírica.

Português: Pigmalião e a imagem: A mão se detém (1878)

Uma estátua nua de tom pálido, que lembra mármore, ergue-se sobre um pedestal de pedra irregular em um interior de arcos, enquanto uma mulher com túnica azul-acinzentada e mangas rosadas leva a mão aos lábios ao lado dela. As cores de óleo, suaves e esmaecidas, e o acabamento meticuloso de estilo pré-rafaelita conferem à cena uma quietude onírica.