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Nude women on a rocky outcrop in churning blue sea, a winged figure on the summit and a pale figure hovering at right under a cloudy sky.

The Oceanids

Nude female figures climb, sit and sprawl on a rocky outcrop amid churning dark-blue surf under a cloudy, pale sky. A winged creature perches on the summit, while a pale, luminous figure hovers at the distant right in this oil painting's loose, dramatic brushwork.

Artist
Gustave Doré
Date
1860
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2000 × 1385 px
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Public domain · Gustave Doré died 1883 and the work dates by 1860; 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): Gustave Doré, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Las Oceánides

Figuras femeninas desnudas trepan, se sientan y se recuestan sobre un peñasco rocoso entre un oleaje turbulento azul oscuro, bajo un cielo nublado y pálido. Un ser alado se posa en la cima, mientras una figura pálida y luminosa flota a la distancia, a la derecha, en esta pintura al óleo de pinceladas sueltas y dramáticas.

Português: As Oceânides

Figuras femininas nuas sobem, sentam-se e se estendem sobre um rochedo em meio a um mar agitado de azul-escuro, sob um céu nublado e pálido. Uma criatura alada pousa no topo, enquanto uma figura pálida e luminosa paira à distância, à direita, nesta pintura a óleo de pinceladas soltas e dramáticas.

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