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Oil painting of sunlit yellow rock pinnacles on a steep slope, with a rainbow arcing through misty canyon air on the left.

Rainbow over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

A painted landscape shows pale, sunlit rock pinnacles rising from a steep slope beneath a stormy sky, with a rainbow arcing through mist at the left. Dark foreground boulders and a small pine frame the warm golden light across the canyon walls.

Artist
Thomas Moran
Date
1900
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2440 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Arcoíris sobre el Gran Cañón del Yellowstone

Un paisaje pintado muestra pináculos de roca pálidos e iluminados por el sol que se elevan por una ladera empinada bajo un cielo tormentoso, con un arcoíris que cruza la neblina a la izquierda. Rocas oscuras en primer plano y un pequeño pino enmarcan la cálida luz dorada sobre las paredes del cañón.

Português: Arco-íris sobre o Grand Canyon do Yellowstone

Uma paisagem pintada mostra pináculos de rocha pálidos e iluminados pelo sol subindo uma encosta íngreme sob um céu tempestuoso, com um arco-íris cruzando a névoa à esquerda. Rochas escuras em primeiro plano e um pequeno pinheiro emolduram a luz dourada e quente sobre as paredes do cânion.

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