Illusions, painting by Henry Brown Fuller

A translucent-draped woman in a flowing gown lifts a pale glowing orb above her head while a nude young child reaches up toward it from a marble balustrade. A dusky blue mountain landscape and evening sky fill the background, and the figures are rendered in soft, luminous oil paint.

Artist

Henry Brown Fuller

Date

before 1901

Medium

oil on canvas

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

1645 × 2564 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum