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Painting of a laurel-crowned woman in white and blue drapery beside a bare-chested man reaching toward her hand, with a glowing lamp on a pedestal at right.

Study for "Science Instructing Industry"

An oil painting of a laurel-crowned woman in white drapery and blue skirt reclines beside a bare-chested man who reaches toward her hand. A glowing oil lamp sits on a pedestal at right, before a pale, cloudy landscape. The loose, painterly brushwork and warm earth tones suggest a figurative study.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
1898
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
2560 × 2014 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1898).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Estudio para "La ciencia instruyendo a la industria"

Una pintura al óleo de una mujer coronada de laurel, con drapeado blanco y falda azul, reclinada junto a un hombre de torso desnudo que extiende la mano hacia la de ella. Una lámpara de aceite encendida descansa sobre un pedestal a la derecha, frente a un paisaje pálido y nublado. Las pinceladas sueltas y los tonos terrosos cálidos sugieren un estudio figurativo.

Português: Estudo para "A Ciência Instruindo a Indústria"

Uma pintura a óleo de uma mulher coroada de louros, com drapeado branco e saia azul, reclinada ao lado de um homem de torso nu que estende a mão em direção à dela. Uma lamparina acesa repousa sobre um pedestal à direita, diante de uma paisagem pálida e nublada. As pinceladas soltas e os tons terrosos quentes sugerem um estudo figurativo.

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