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- Title
- Breton Women Going to the Pardon of Plougastel
- Artist
- Charles Cottet
- Physical Description
- This painting, done in thick brushstrokes, shows a group of women gathered on the grass in a wooded area. There are six figures, four seated and two standing, and they fill the foreground of the composition. They are grouped in a semi-circle, however, there is no communication or eye contact between the figures. The women are wearing traditional Breton costumes with brightly colored aprons, caps and sashes. They have bright white collars and caps with purple, burgundy and green ribbons.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1863-1925
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1885-1913
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.49
- Medium and Support
- oil on paper mounted on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- The Attack on an Emigrant Train
- Artist
- Charles Ferdinand Wimar
- Physical Description
- The painting depicts a group of American settlers attempting to defend themselves against attack by a band of Native Americans. A covered wagon pulled by two horses is at the center of the composition; at left, two Native Americans attack the wagon with war clubs and tomahawks; a figure on the lead horse points a pistol directly at the head of one of his attackers, while a figure at the rear of the wagon shoots another attacker. At right other warriors on horseback ride past the train shooting arrows and wielding tomahawks.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1828-1862
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1856
- Accession Number
- 1895.80
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Vespasian hearing from one of his generals of the taking of Jerusalem by Titus
- Artist
- Lawrence Alma-Tadema
- Physical Description
- The Roman emperor Vespasian sits in an interior receiving a document from a standing figure to the right of the composition. The emperor is dressed in a white robe and sits on a red chair to the left of the composition. The interior is largely dark, with the exception of the emperor, whose figure is brightly lit.
- The painting is in the original frame, which is constructed to resemble a Roman Temple with base, entablature, and fluted ionic pilasters.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1836-1912
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1866
- Accession Number
- 2004/2.143
- Medium and Support
- oil on panel
- relevance
- rank 0.00000