Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices

William Henry Rinehart, Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices, modeled 1867-1870, painted plaster, 71 x 26 3⁄4 x 37 3⁄8 in. (180.4 x 68.0 x 94.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Peabody Institute, 1970.335.1
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Artwork Details

Title
Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices
Artist
Date
modeled 1867-1870
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
71 x 26 3⁄4 x 37 3⁄8 in. (180.4 x 68.0 x 94.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Peabody Institute
Mediums
Mediums Description
painted plaster
Classifications
Subjects
  • Dress — historic — classical dress
  • Ceremony — funeral
  • Mythology — classical — Antigone
  • Mythology — classical — Polynices
Object Number
1970.335.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1970.335.1

Works by this artist (3 items)

John Chislett, Woodland Stream, Winter, ca. 1900, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.39
Woodland Stream, Winter
Artist
Dateca. 1900
platinum print
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John Chislett, Stream, Early Spring, ca. 1900, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.38
Stream, Early Spring
Artist
Dateca. 1900
platinum print
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John Chislett, Pond in the Fog, ca. 1900, platinum print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.37
Pond in the Fog
Artist
Dateca. 1900
platinum print
Not on view

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