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Penitent girl

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Penitent girl Author Pietro Rotari (1707–1762) Title Penitent girl Description Painting of girl jumping rope Date 18th century Medium oil on canvas Current location The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation, Great Britain Source/Photographer [1] Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Clementine orange

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Clementine orange Description English: A clementine orange isolated on a white background Date 19 December 2009 Source http://www.publicdomainpictures.net/view-image.php?image=4883 Author Petr Kratochvil Permission "This image is public domain. You may use this picture for any purpose, including commercial." Licensing This work has been released into the public domain by its author, Petr Kratochvil. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Orange Heliconian

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Orange Heliconian Description English: Banded Orange Heliconian, Dryadula phaetusa Date 30 October 2009 Source Own work Wikimedia Commons Author Elsendor Permission Public domain Licensing The copyright holder of this work releases this work into the public domain. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

A little girl during Yellow Ribbon Day

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A little girl tries not to get too wet during Yellow Ribbon Day Description English: Atsugi, Japan (Apr. 12, 2003) -- A little girl tries not to get too wet during Yellow Ribbon Day aboard Naval Air Facility Atsugi. Though it did rain, hundreds of people still showed up to lend their support for the troops and Sailors who are deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction, and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael A. Damron. (RELEASED) Date 12 April 2003 Source This Image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 030412-N-0252D-001 Author U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael A. Damron. Permission public domain Licensing This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S...

Cnidus Aphrodite

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Cnidus Aphrodite Artist English: Copy of Praxiteles; restorer: Ippolito Buzzi (Italian, 1562–1634) Français : Copié de Praxitèle; restaurateur : Ippolito Buzzi (1562-1634) Description English: Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century. Marble; original elements: torso and thighs; restored elements: head, arms, legs and support (drapery and jug). Français : Aphrodite de Cnide. Marbre, copie romaine d'après un original grec de Praxitèle du IVe siècle av. J.-C. Marbre, éléments originaux : torse et cuisses ; éléments restaurés : tête, bras, jambes et support (manteau et pichet). Current location National Museum_of Rome - Palazzo Altemps Ground floor Accession number Inv. 8619 Credit line Ludovisi Collection Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (September 2009) Licensing the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. From Wikimedia Commons

South Devon, United-Kingdom

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South Devon, United-Kingdom Description English: Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) looking for breakfast just after dawn off a beach in South Devon, United-Kingdom. Date 26 September 2009 Source http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Author Herbythyme Camera location 50° 26′ 50″ N, 3° 33′ 15.5″ W Permission CC-BY-SA-4.0; Released under the GNU Free Documentation License . Licensing The copyright holder of this work has published it under the following licenses: Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License , Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation ; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License . This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International , 3.0 Unported , 2.5 Generic , 2.0 Generic , 1.0 Generic license. You ar...

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Wave (1896)

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) - The Wave (1896) Author/Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905) Title French: La Vague The Wave Description . Date 1896 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 121 × 160.5 cm (47.6 × 63.2 in) Current location Private collection References . Source/Photographer http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artwork.php?artworkid=1699 http://commons.wikimedia.org/ Permission Public Domain Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/