Axial Commons Image Treasury
Painting of an armored knight and a cloaked woman leaning over a red hexagonal casket holding a severed head, with a face peering through apple tree leaves.

The Baleful Head

A knight in dark armor leans over a red hexagonal casket inset with green panels, while a woman in a long brown-red cloak bends beside him. Inside the casket lies a severed head with serpent-like hair, and a third face peers from the apple-laden foliage above.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1410 × 1800 px
Download full size
Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1886; 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: La cabeza funesta, Burne-Jones, 1886

Un caballero con armadura oscura se inclina sobre un cofre hexagonal rojo con paneles verdes, mientras una mujer con una larga capa rojiza y marrón se inclina a su lado. Dentro del cofre yace una cabeza cortada con cabellos parecidos a serpientes, y un tercer rostro asoma entre el follaje cargado de manzanas.

Português: A Cabeça Funesta, Burne-Jones, 1886

Um cavaleiro de armadura escura debruça-se sobre uma caixa hexagonal vermelha com painéis verdes, enquanto uma mulher de longa capa vermelho-acastanhada se inclina ao seu lado. Dentro da caixa jaz uma cabeça decepada com cabelos semelhantes a serpentes, e um terceiro rosto espia entre a folhagem carregada de maçãs.

More from Greek and Roman Myths

Pastel painting of a blue and gold lyre in front of a dark mountain, violet sky, pale ochre head shape and glowing flowers at right.OrpheusPainting of women in red and blue robes bending over a reflecting pool in a rocky landscape, one standing figure in pale blue watching.The Mirror of Venus.Round blue medallion with a white raised relief of Medusa's head, with snake-entwined wavy hair and small wings.Medallion with Head of MedusaWinged figure in blue robe reaches toward a reclining woman in white drapery beside a stone ledge, with roses and distant towers behind.Cupid and PsycheRound white relief head of Medusa with snaky hair on blue ceramic ground, set in a circular wooden frame.MedusaGolden eagle with a gold chain perched on a fallen soldier in white uniform, with a burning hillside and snowy mountains behind.Polish Prometheus