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Painting of a giant peacock moth with blue-green wings and eyespots among swirling green leaves and red berries.

Giant Peacock Moth

A painted giant peacock moth with pale blue-green wings and dark eyespot markings rests diagonally across a tangle of swirling green leaves. Red berries cluster along the top edge, and loose, directional oil brushstrokes give the foliage and background a rhythmic, textured surface.

Artist
Vincent van Gogh
Date
1889
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2930 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Vincent van Gogh died 1890 and the work dates by 1889; 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): Vincent van Gogh, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Polilla pavo real gigante

Una polilla pavo real gigante pintada, de alas azul verdoso pálido con manchas oculares oscuras, reposa en diagonal sobre un enredo de hojas verdes arremolinadas. Bayas rojizas se agrupan en el borde superior, y pinceladas sueltas y direccionales al óleo dan al follaje y al fondo una superficie rítmica y texturada.

Português: Mariposa-pavão-gigante

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