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Cardinal and Nun (Caress)

Egon Schiele · 1912

Palette

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Artist

Egon Schiele
1890–1918

Date

1912

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

700 × 805 cm

Period

20th century

Main colour

Black · lightness 17, colourfulness 11

Leopold Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1912, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1918: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1989 (Commons: PD-Art-two-auto|1918). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules