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Oil painting of a seated figure in crimson robes feeding pigeons from a tray, with courtiers in white robes and columns in a sunlit Roman palace hall.

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A richly dressed seated figure in a crimson robe and headdress offers grain from a tray to a flock of grey pigeons on a marble floor. Courtiers in white robes and an attendant with a raised arm stand among columns in a sunlit Roman palace hall, rendered in oil.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1883
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3307 × 1907 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1883; 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): John William Waterhouse, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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