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Old bearded seer with a staff beside a kneeling nude warrior with a sword, surrounded by pale ghostly figures in a dark cave.

Teiresias Foretells the Future to Odysseus

A bearded, cloaked old seer with a staff stands at the edge of a dark pit while a muscular nude warrior with a sword and red cloak kneels on the right, gazing up. Pale veiled and spectral figures drift through smoky light above and behind, set against a shadowed rocky cave.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1800
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Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
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1014 × 1200 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1800; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Español: Tiresias predice el futuro a Odiseo

Un anciano barbudo envuelto en una capa, con un bastón, se alza al borde de una fosa oscura mientras un guerrero desnudo y musculoso, con espada y capa roja, se arrodilla a la derecha mirando hacia arriba. Figuras pálidas, veladas y espectrales flotan en la luz humeante arriba y detrás, contra una cueva rocosa en sombra.

Português: Tirésias prevê o futuro a Odisseu

Um velho barbudo envolto em um manto, com um cajado, ergue-se à beira de uma fossa escura enquanto um guerreiro nu e musculoso, com espada e capa vermelha, ajoelha-se à direita olhando para cima. Figuras pálidas, veladas e espectrais flutuam na luz enfumaçada acima e atrás, contra uma caverna rochosa na sombra.

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