Pencil drawing of a robed woman walking through a garden toward a doorway that opens onto a tall tower, with a stone pedestal at right.

Study for Danae and the Brazen Tower

A pencil study shows a long-robed woman walking through a garden toward an open doorway in a stone wall. Beyond the door rises a tall tower with small figures at its base, while a carved stone pedestal and bare trees frame the right side.

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
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Size: 3307 × 2309 px

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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work is undated, so made by the creator's death in 1898; 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)

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