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Painting
The Sculpture Gallery
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, (Dronerijp, the Netherlands, 1836 - 1912, Wiesbaden, Germany)
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence
Netherlands
1836 - 1912
Male
30 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. (76.8 x 59.1 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1875
1875
1875
1800-1900, 19th century, children, men, Orientalism, paintings, women
Painting
Alma-Tadema is known for his historical and anecdotal scenes set in classical antiquity or medieval Europe. The Sculpture Gallery is one of a number of scenes showing patrons at an ancient art gallery or sculptor’s studio. Here a slave—recognizable by the tablet hanging around his neck—displays a basin ornamented with Scylla, the mythological sea-serpent. The 19th-century collecting audience could likely identify the "Infant Hercules Struggling with a Snake," from the Capodimonti Museum in Naples at the left, and on the right, the statue of Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine, from the Capitoline museum in Rome. The Roman visitors are modelled on members of Alma-Tadema's family, including the artist’s wife and children, at the center.
The artist travelled widely and visited historic sites, gaining a reputation for his accuracy in depicting ancient settings and artifacts. However, it was modern technology that helped him achieve this renown: the artist collected professional photographs of artworks and artifacts found on archaeological digs, using these images as the basis for his scenes.
[Gallery label text, 2011]
upper leftback of panel,
back of panelback of panelback of panel, also appears at least twice on back of frameback of panel, Partly torn away.back of frameback of frameback of frame, Partly obscured by a labelback of frameback of frameback of frameback of frame
1989.45
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Memorial Art Gallery
11/2/2000
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Painting
Pierre-François Bernier (1779-1803)
Jean-August-Dominique Ingres, 1780 - 1867
Ingres, Jean-August-Dominique
France
1780 - 1867
Male
18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.4 x 38.1 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1800
1800
1800
1800-1900, 19th century, men, paintings, portraits
Painting
back of canvas, Inscription was on back of original canvas, lost to relining (after 1911); inscription transcribed in curatorial file. Unclear if inscription is in artist's handback of stretcher, Written twiceback of stretcherback of stretcher
1955.176
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Memorial Art Gallery
1/29/2001
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Painting
A Showery Day, Lake George
John Frederick Kensett, 1816 - 1872
Kensett, John Frederick
United States
1816 - 1872
Male
14 1/8 x 24 1/8 in. (35.9 x 61.3 cm)
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Oil
ca. 1860
1855
1865
1800-1900, 19th century, boats, Hudson River School, lakes, landscapes, mountains, paintings, rain, weather & water
Painting
1974.29
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
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