Misty painting of a draped woman at left, a helmeted warrior with sword and shield above, and two nude women crouching and embracing below.

The Finding of Medusa

A dark, misty painting shows a draped woman with windblown hair standing at left, while a helmeted warrior with a sword and shield looms above a rock. Two nude women crouch together in the lower foreground, clasped in an embrace, rendered in soft gray and brown washes.

Artist: Edward Burne-Jones
Date: 1882
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Source: Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size: 2012 × 2250 px

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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1882; 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): Edward Burne-Jones, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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The Finding of Medusa

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