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The Egyptian Widow
The Frisian artist Alma-Tadema was a great success in England, where he was even knighted. His representations of ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman scenes made him one of the most popular 19th-century painters. In this picture, full of archaeological details, a woman is mourning beside the inner mummy case containing the body of her husband. His sarcophagus stands at left, while priests and singer…
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/42E131
- http://iconclass.org/42D42
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/42E131
- http://iconclass.org/42D42
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Medium
- Gift of Mr and Mrs Drucker-Fraser, Montreux
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1872
- 1872
Place-Time
- third quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5776
- SK-A-2427
Extent
- height 74.9 cm
- width 99.1 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1872
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:14:28.993Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:36.056Z