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Misty painting of a draped woman at left, a helmeted warrior with sword and shield above, and two nude women crouching and embracing below.

The Finding of Medusa

A dark, misty painting shows a draped woman with windblown hair standing at left, while a helmeted warrior with a sword and shield looms above a rock. Two nude women crouch together in the lower foreground, clasped in an embrace, rendered in soft gray and brown washes.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1882
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2012 × 2250 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1882; 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: El hallazgo de Medusa

Una pintura oscura y brumosa muestra a una mujer envuelta en ropajes de pie a la izquierda, mientras un guerrero con casco, espada y escudo se alza sobre una roca. Dos mujeres desnudas se agachan juntas en primer plano, abrazadas, pintadas con aguadas suaves en gris y marrón.

Português: O achado de Medusa

Uma pintura escura e nebulosa mostra, à esquerda, uma mulher de pé envolta em panos, com cabelos ao vento, enquanto um guerreiro de elmo, espada e escudo se ergue sobre uma rocha. Duas mulheres nuas agacham-se juntas no primeiro plano, abraçadas, pintadas em aguadas suaves de cinza e marrom.

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