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Red-haired woman in a blue dress on a rocky shore, facing a stormy sea with two ships in distress.

Miranda

A red-haired woman in a long blue dress stands on a rocky shore, her hair and skirt whipped by wind, gazing toward a stormy sea. Two sailing ships tilt in heavy surf beneath dark cliffs, and broken wreckage rests on the stones. This 1916 oil painting shows loose, dramatic brushwork and a tempest-lit palette.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1916
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1019 × 799 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1916; 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: Miranda – La tempestad, John William Waterhouse, 1916

Una mujer de cabello rojizo con un vestido largo azul está de pie en una costa rocosa, con el cabello y la falda agitados por el viento, mirando hacia un mar tormentoso. Dos barcos de vela se inclinan entre olas intensas bajo acantilados oscuros, y restos de un naufragio descansan sobre las piedras. Esta pintura al óleo de 1916 muestra pinceladas sueltas y dramáticas y una paleta iluminada por la tormenta.

Português: Miranda – A tempestade, John William Waterhouse, 1916

Uma mulher de cabelo ruivo, com um vestido longo azul, está em uma costa rochosa, com o cabelo e a saia agitados pelo vento, olhando para um mar tempestuoso. Dois navios à vela inclinam-se em ondas fortes sob penhascos escuros, e destroços de naufrágio repousam sobre as pedras. Esta pintura a óleo de 1916 mostra pinceladas soltas e dramáticas e uma paleta iluminada pela tempestade.

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