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Engraving of nude figures spiraling in a whirlwind on the left, a cloaked figure on a rocky ledge at right, and a glowing roundel above.

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca

An engraving showing nude figures swept in a spiraling whirlwind across the left, with a cloaked figure standing on a rocky ledge at right and a small roundel of figures glowing above. Tangled bodies and sweeping lines fill the dramatic, shadowed sky and sea below.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1827
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3042 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1827; 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): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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