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The Cup of Death

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Title
The Cup of Death
Artist
Elihu Vedder
Date
1885 and 1911
Location
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. 2nd Floor
  3. East Wing
Dimensions
44 7⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 in. (113.9 x 57.0 cm.)
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of William T. Evans

Mediums
oil
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Painting
Keywords
  • Allegory – death
  • Landscape – time – night
  • Literature – Khayyam, Omar – Rubaiyat
  • Landscape – celestial – moon
Object Number
1912.3.3
Palette
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