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A Reading from Homer 1885

by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

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
Credit:: Courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
More:: http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/102964.html

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