A Reading from Homer

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by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

A Reading from Homer

1885

Through attention to details such as architecture and dress, Alma-Tadema evokes scenes of everyday life in ancient Greece and Rome. However, his pictures are rarely entirely archaeologically accurate. Read more...

Philadelphia Museum of Art
The George W. Elkins Collection, 1924

Size:: 36 1/8 inches × 6 feet 1/4 inches (91.8 × 183.5 cm)
Medium:: Oil on canvas
License:: Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
For more:: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/102964.html

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