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Watercolor of a nude, horned, many-headed red dragon standing over a blue-green sea beast rising from dark waves, under a starry brown sky.

The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea

A muscular, nude figure with horns and several heads stands astride dark waves, holding a sword in one hand and a staff in the other. Below him a blue-green, many-headed sea creature rises from the water, arms raised, against a brown wash sky dotted with stars, in watercolor and ink.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1805
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2682 × 3000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1805; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: El Gran Dragón Rojo y la Bestia del Mar

Una figura musculosa y desnuda, con cuernos y varias cabezas, se encuentra de pie sobre olas oscuras, sosteniendo una espada en una mano y un bastón en la otra. Debajo de él, una criatura marina azul verdosa con muchas cabezas emerge del agua con los brazos levantados, frente a un cielo pardo con estrellas, en acuarela y tinta.

Português: O Grande Dragão Vermelho e a Besta do Mar

Uma figura musculosa e nua, com chifres e várias cabeças, está de pé sobre ondas escuras, segurando uma espada em uma mão e um cajado na outra. Abaixo dela, uma criatura marinha azul-esverdeada de muitas cabeças emerge da água com os braços erguidos, diante de um céu castanho salpicado de estrelas, em aquarela e tinta.

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