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Armored knight kneeling and leaning toward a crucified nude figure on a wooden platform, with a helmet and sword in front and a wooded landscape behind.

The Merciful Knight

A kneeling knight in dark plate armour leans toward a nude crucified figure on a wooden cross at left, their faces nearly touching, while a helmet and sword lie on the wooden platform in the foreground. Behind them, a wattle fence, flowers, and a rider on a white horse fill a wooded landscape painted in rich watercolour.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1863
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2678 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1863; 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 caballero misericordioso

Un caballero arrodillado con armadura oscura de placas se inclina hacia una figura desnuda crucificada en una cruz de madera a la izquierda, con los rostros casi tocándose, mientras un yelmo y una espada yacen sobre la plataforma de madera en primer plano. Detrás, una cerca de mimbre, flores y un jinete en un caballo blanco llenan un paisaje boscoso pintado en acuarela intensa.

Português: O Cavaleiro Misericordioso

Um cavaleiro ajoelhado, com armadura escura de placas, inclina-se em direção a uma figura nua crucificada em uma cruz de madeira à esquerda, com os rostos quase se tocando, enquanto um elmo e uma espada repousam na plataforma de madeira em primeiro plano. Atrás, uma cerca de vime, flores e um cavaleiro em um cavalo branco preenchem uma paisagem arborizada pintada em aquarela rica.

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