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Painting of an ornate arched building facade with mosaics and domes, with horsemen and soldiers in long coats gathered on a sunlit square.

Circassian Cavalry Awaiting Their Commanding Officer at a Byzantine Monument

Oil painting of a richly decorated Byzantine-style building façade with arched portals, mosaic panels and a domed balcony. In the foreground, mounted and standing soldiers in fur hats and long coats gather beside a kneeling man and pigeons on a sunlit pavement.

Artist
Alberto Pasini
Date
1880
Medium
Oil on canvas
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1989 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1880).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, George F. Harding Collection

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