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Brown crayon sketch in two panels: hooded women in profile on the left, bending figures on the right, and a large oval shape across the lower center.

Serpent Women Around Globe

Two-panel sketch in brown crayon on buff paper showing a row of hooded, veiled women in profile on the left and bending figures on the right. A large oval form, perhaps a globe, fills the lower center, with a faint signature near the bottom edge.

Artist
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Date
n.d.
Medium
Brown crayon on buff wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1320 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1898).
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

Español: Figuras alrededor de un globo, boceto a crayón marrón

Boceto de dos paneles en crayón marrón sobre papel beige, con una fila de mujeres encapuchadas y veladas de perfil a la izquierda y figuras inclinadas a la derecha. Una gran forma ovalada, quizás un globo, ocupa el centro inferior, con una firma tenue cerca del borde.

Português: Figuras ao redor de um globo, esboço a giz de cera marrom

Esboço em dois painéis feito com giz de cera marrom sobre papel bege, mostrando uma fileira de mulheres encapuzadas e veladas de perfil à esquerda e figuras curvadas à direita. Uma grande forma oval, talvez um globo, ocupa o centro inferior, com uma assinatura discreta perto da borda.

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