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Pastel painting of a blue and gold lyre in front of a dark mountain, violet sky, pale ochre head shape and glowing flowers at right.

Orpheus

A soft, pastel-like image of a blue-and-gold lyre resting in the foreground beneath a mountain ridge and violet sky, with a pale ochre head-like form rising behind it. Dark red and purple washes blend with dense, glowing flower clusters on the right, creating a dreamlike, symbolic mood.

Artist
Odilon Redon
Date
1903
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1536 × 1872 px
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Public domain · Odilon Redon died 1916 and the work dates by 1903; 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): Odilon Redon, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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