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Wide painting of a king on a bier under a gold canopy, with kneeling and standing women in robes among slender columns and flowers.

The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon

A wide, horizontal painting shows a king lying on a draped bier beneath a gilded canopy, surrounded by kneeling and standing women in flowing robes. Slender columns frame the hall, and white and yellow flowers fill the grassy foreground.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1881
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3120 × 1312 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1881; 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 último sueño de Arturo en Avalón

Una pintura ancha y horizontal muestra a un rey recostado sobre un lecho cubierto de telas, bajo un dosel dorado, rodeado de mujeres arrodilladas y de pie con vestidos fluidos. Esbeltas columnas enmarcan el salón, y flores blancas y amarillas llenan el primer plano herboso.

Português: O último sono de Artur em Avalon

Uma pintura larga e horizontal mostra um rei deitado sobre um leito coberto por tecidos, sob um dossel dourado, cercado por mulheres ajoelhadas e em pé, com vestes fluidas. Colunas esguias emolduram o salão, e flores brancas e amarelas preenchem o primeiro plano gramado.

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