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Painting of a draped woman beside a large wooden wheel, with nude male figures clinging to its rim, in grey and sepia tones.

The Wheel of Fortune

A draped woman in grey robes stands at left, one hand resting on a large spoked wheel, while nude male figures cling to its rim and tumble around it. A laurel-wreathed man reaches upward at center, and another head appears at bottom, all rendered in sepia and grey tones in oil on canvas.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1883
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1959 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1883; 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: La rueda de la fortuna

Una mujer con ropajes grises ocupa el lado izquierdo, con una mano apoyada en una gran rueda de radios, mientras figuras masculinas desnudas se aferran a su borde y caen a su alrededor. Un hombre con corona de laurel se eleva en el centro y otra cabeza aparece abajo, todo en tonos sepia y grises al óleo sobre lienzo.

Português: A roda da fortuna

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