The Death of St. Cecilia? / Benjamin West / Circle of
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.31
- Title
- The Death of St. Cecilia?
- Artist
- Benjamin West
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1738 - 1820
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- England
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- England
- Credit Line
- Gift through the Estate of Edward Sonnenschein
- Dimensions
- 23.3 cm x 33 cm (9 3/16 in. x 13 in.)
- Century
- Late 18th-Early 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- study
- Physical Description
- A group of figures, all women and one child, look with concern towards the figure of a reclining woman at the right side of the composition who supports herself on one elbow on several low steps. The interior is only briefly described but is classical in proportions and details with a column and drapery behind the reclining woman. In the doorway at the far left are two other standing women talking with one another and gesturing towards the reclining figure.
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- architecture
- bible
- figures
- genres
- how we live
- people and occupations
- religious figures
- rites of passage
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1328 x 944
- File Size
- 100 KB
- Record
- 1970/2.31
- Link to this Item
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"The Death of St. Cecilia?; Benjamin West; Circle of." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1970-sl-2.31/1970_2.31.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
