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Two women in flowing dresses sit by a woodland pool, while a pale head floats among lily pads in the water below.

Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus

Two women sit on mossy rocks beside a woodland pool, one in a blue gown with a red sash who dangles her bare feet, the other in pink and grey drapery leaning over a bronze urn. In the foreground water, a pale head with long dark hair floats among lily pads and white blossoms beneath dark trees.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1900
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
679 × 1041 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1900; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Greek and Roman Myths20th century1900s1900oil paintingmythologypre-raphaeliteromantic paintinggreek mythorpheuslily padswoodland poolwaterhousenymphs

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