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Painted interior of a lush palm house with white columns, arches, and figures in robes on a red rug, one playing a stringed instrument.

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam

Within a lush palm house, figures in flowing robes sit on a red rug beside white columns and arched openings, one playing a stringed instrument. Dense palm fronds and climbing vines frame the sunlit glass-roofed space, with dappled light falling across the stone floor in this oil painting.

Artist
Carl Blechen
Date
1834
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1810 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1834).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior acquisitions of the George F. Harding Collection; L.L. and A.S. Coburn and Alexander A. McKay endowments; through prior gift of William Wood Prince; through prior acquisitions of the Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Endowment

Español: El interior de la Casa de Palmeras en la isla Pfaueninsel, cerca de Potsdam

En una exuberante casa de palmeras, varias figuras con vestidos fluidos se sientan sobre una alfombra roja junto a columnas blancas y aberturas arqueadas, y una de ellas toca un instrumento de cuerda. Las densas hojas de palma y las enredaderas enmarcan el espacio iluminado por el sol y con techo de vidrio, mientras la luz moteada cae sobre el suelo de piedra en esta pintura al óleo.

Português: O interior da Casa de Palmeiras na ilha Pfaueninsel, perto de Potsdam

No interior de uma exuberante casa de palmeiras, figuras com vestes fluidas sentam-se sobre um tapete vermelho ao lado de colunas brancas e aberturas em arco, e uma delas toca um instrumento de corda. As densas folhas de palmeira e as trepadeiras emolduram o espaço iluminado pelo sol e coberto de vidro, enquanto a luz salpicada cai sobre o piso de pedra nesta pintura a óleo.

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