The Cup of Death

Elihu Vedder, The Cup of Death, 1885 and 1911, oil on canvas, 44 7⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 in. (113.9 x 57.0 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1912.3.3
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Artwork Details

Title
The Cup of Death
Artist
Date
1885 and 1911
Location
Dimensions
44 7⁄8 x 22 1⁄2 in. (113.9 x 57.0 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of William T. Evans
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — Khayyam, Omar — Rubaiyat
  • Fantasy — winged being
  • Allegory — death
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
Object Number
1912.3.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1912.3.3

Works by this artist (4 items)

Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.4
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view
Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.3
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view
Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.2
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view
Stephen Perrin, Folding Wall Chairs, 1992, joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.4.1
Folding Wall Chairs
Artist
Date1992
joined maple, cherry, bird's-eye maple, tiger maple, walnut, and aniline dyes
Not on view

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