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Painting of a barefoot woman in a pale robe beside a smoking cauldron and fire, with a rising white vapor column, black birds, and a rocky landscape.

The Magic Circle

A barefoot woman with dark hair and a pale gray robe stands holding a long staff beside a bronze cauldron over a fire. A tall column of white vapor rises behind her, while black birds perch on the ground and a rocky, arid landscape stretches into the distance under a hazy sky.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1255 × 1880 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

Una mujer descalza de cabello oscuro y túnica gris pálida sostiene un bastón largo junto a un caldero de bronce sobre un fuego. Una columna alta de vapor blanco se eleva detrás de ella, mientras aves negras reposan en el suelo y un paisaje rocoso y árido se extiende bajo un cielo brumoso.

Português: O círculo mágico

Uma mulher descalça, de cabelo escuro e manto cinza-claro, segura um cajado longo ao lado de um caldeirão de bronze sobre uma fogueira. Uma coluna alta de vapor branco sobe atrás dela, enquanto pássaros negros pousam no chão e uma paisagem rochosa e árida se estende sob um céu nebuloso.

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