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Pale nude woman flying diagonally through dark blue sky, arm raised, past shadowy draped figures emerging from mist, one holding a staff.

Psyche, Unperturbed, Passing the Fates

A pale nude woman soars diagonally across a deep blue night sky, one arm lifted high and her drapery streaming behind her. Behind and above her, shadowy draped figures, one holding a staff, emerge from swirling mist in this painted scene.

Artist
Henry Fuseli
Date
1783
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3362 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Henry Fuseli died 1825 and the work dates by 1783; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Henry Fuseli, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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