Painting of an armored knight and a cloaked woman leaning over a red hexagonal casket holding a severed head, with a face peering through apple tree leaves.

The Baleful Head, Burne-Jones, 1886

A knight in dark armor leans over a red hexagonal casket inset with green panels, while a woman in a long brown-red cloak bends beside him. Inside the casket lies a severed head with serpent-like hair, and a third face peers from the apple-laden foliage above.

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
Date: 1886
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Size: 1410 × 1800 px

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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1886; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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The Baleful Head, Burne-Jones, 1886

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