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Cleopatra at Philae

Oil Painting
second half 19th century-1912 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (Sir) (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Britain (painted)

Unfinished oil painting entitled 'Cleopatra at Philae' at the Temple of Isis.


Object details

Category
Paintings
Object type
Oil painting
TitleCleopatra at Philae (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Oil Paint
Canvas
Oil Painting
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'Cleopatra at Philae' by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. British School. ca. 1855-1912.
Physical description
Unfinished oil painting entitled 'Cleopatra at Philae' at the Temple of Isis.
Dimensions
  • Support height: 1528mm
  • Support width: 1073mm
  • Support depth: 25mm
  • Frame height: 1838mm
  • Frame width: 1404mm
  • Frame depth: 61mm
Dimensions taken from Summary catalogue of British Paintings, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973 P.40-1921, Frame: 1838 x 1404 x 61 mm
Style
British School
Credit line
Given by the Misses Alma-Tadema
Object history
Given by the Misses Alma-Tadema, 1921
Subjects depicted
Columns (Architectural Elements)
Cleopatra
Place depicted
Philae
Bibliographic references
  • Cleopatre: Dans le Miroir de L'art Occidental , Musee Rath, Geneve (Geneve: Musees d'art et d'histoire, 2004) p.358-360.
  • Swanson, Vern G. The biography and catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. London: Garton & Co. in association with Scolar, 1990, p. 275, cat. no. 433
  • p. 128 Elizabeth Prettejohn & Peter Trippi, eds. Lawrence Alma-Tadema : at home in antiquity Munich : Prestel, [2016] 9783791355528
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.40-1921

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Record createdSeptember 1, 2005
Record URL
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