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Woman with red hair in a patterned blue robe smelling pink roses in a garden, with a terracotta pot and white arched building behind her.

The Soul of the Rose

A red-haired woman in a blue robe with gold peacock-feather patterns leans in to smell pink roses on a climbing bush. She stands in a garden beside a terracotta pot, with a white arched building behind a low wall.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1903
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1951 × 3000 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1903; 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 alma de la rosa

Una mujer de cabello rojizo, con una bata azul con motivos dorados de plumas de pavo real, inclina el rostro para oler unas rosas rosadas de un rosal trepador. Está en un jardín junto a una maceta de terracota, con un edificio blanco de arcos detrás de un muro bajo.

Português: A alma da rosa

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