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Painting of a barefoot woman in a pale robe beside a smoking cauldron and fire, with a rising white vapor column, black birds, and a rocky landscape.

The Magic Circle

A barefoot woman with dark hair and a pale gray robe stands holding a long staff beside a bronze cauldron over a fire. A tall column of white vapor rises behind her, while black birds perch on the ground and a rocky, arid landscape stretches into the distance under a hazy sky.

Artist
John William Waterhouse
Date
1886
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1255 × 1880 px
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Public domain · John William Waterhouse died 1917 and the work dates by 1886; 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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