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Painting of a seated woman with long hair holding a cup and wand, lion-head chair arms, a pig at her feet, petals on a mosaic floor.

Circe Offering the Cup to Ulysses

A seated woman with long auburn hair raises a shallow cup in one hand and a wand in the other, within a circular dark frame. Lion-head carved arms and a small pig at her feet suggest the enchantress's throne and her transformed guests. Greenery and petals scatter across a mosaic floor in a painted classical interior.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1891
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2443 × 4000 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1891; 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: Circe ofreciendo la copa a Ulises

Una mujer sentada de cabello castaño largo levanta una copa poco profunda en una mano y una varita en la otra, dentro de un marco circular oscuro. Los brazos del trono tienen cabezas de león tallados y un cerdo pequeño yace a sus pies. Hojas y pétalos se esparcen sobre un suelo de mosaico en un interior clásico pintado.

Português: Circe oferecendo a taça a Ulisses

Uma mulher sentada, de cabelos castanhos longos, ergue uma taça rasa em uma mão e uma varinha na outra, dentro de uma moldura circular escura. Os braços do trono têm cabeças de leão esculpidas, e um pequeno porco aparece aos seus pés. Folhas e pétalas se espalham por um piso de mosaico em um interior clássico pintado.

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