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

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Dateca. 1980
stoneware and temmoku glaze with cane
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Warren Mac Kenzie, Six-sided Lidded Pot, ca. 1980, glazed stoneware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.5A-B
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Dateca. 1980
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Warren Mac Kenzie, Yunomi, ca. 1980, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.3
Yunomi
Artist
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and glaze
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Warren Mac Kenzie, Yunomi, ca. 1980, stoneware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza, 1998.55.4
Yunomi
Artist
Dateca. 1980
stoneware and glaze
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