Cross-shaped painting of a glowing figure in a chariot with horses above, a coiled serpent and reclining nude below, and winged figures in dark clouds.

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A cross-shaped oil painting shows a radiant figure driving a chariot with rearing horses through clouds at upper center, surrounded by a bright sun-like glow. Below, a huge serpent coils over a reclining nude figure, while winged and wrestling figures fill the dark sky and shadowed hillside.

Artist: Odilon Redon
Date: 1872
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Size: 2043 × 2215 px

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Public domain · Odilon Redon died 1916 and the work dates by 1872; 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): Odilon Redon, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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