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Painting of a barefoot woman in a blue dress holding a staff beside a smoking cauldron in a circle, with ravens and a ruined landscape at dusk.

The Magic Circle

A barefoot woman in a turquoise gown with a rose-colored sash stands at the edge of a chalked circle, holding a long staff beside a tripod cauldron. Smoke spirals upward from the bubbling pot and its fire, while ravens perch and fly across a dusky, ruined landscape of pale walls.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1373 × 2000 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 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): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El círculo mágico, 1886, pintura de John William Waterhouse

Una mujer descalza con un vestido turquesa y una faja color rosa está de pie en el borde de un círculo trazado en el suelo, sosteniendo un bastón largo junto a un caldero de tres patas. Del recipiente burbujeante y su fuego sube una columna de humo, mientras cuervos se posan y vuelan sobre un paisaje crepuscular con muros pálidos en ruinas.

Português: O Círculo Mágico, 1886, pintura de John William Waterhouse

Uma mulher descalça, com um vestido turquesa e uma faixa cor de rosa, está de pé na borda de um círculo desenhado no chão, segurando um cajado longo ao lado de um caldeirão de três pés. Do recipiente borbulhante e do fogo sobe uma coluna de fumaça, enquanto corvos pousam e voam sobre uma paisagem crepuscular com muros pálidos em ruínas.

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