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Painting of a nude woman chained to a rock pillar by the sea, beside a youth in blue armor holding a shield, with a city on cliffs behind.

The Rock of Doom, Perseus and Andromeda by Burne-Jones

A nude woman is chained to a tall rocky pillar at the edge of the sea while a armored youth in blue steel plate rises from the water beside her, holding a shield and gesturing toward the stone. Painted in a soft, jewel-toned Pre-Raphaelite style, the composition sets the figures against a distant walled city and layered cliffs.

Artist
Edward Burne-Jones
Date
1884
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
2104 × 2500 px
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Public domain · Edward Burne-Jones died 1898 and the work dates by 1884; 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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