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The Cup of Death

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  • Elihu Vedder, The Cup of Death, 1885 and 1911, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of William T. Evans, 1912.3.3

Title
The Cup of Death
Artist
Elihu Vedder
Date
1885 and 1911
On View
  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.)
Copyright
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of William T. Evans

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