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Antique Funeral Scene in a Mausoleum
Luigi Ademollo, c. 1795
Compositions depicting history scenes posed the greatest challenge for Neoclassical artists. The fierce competition among them meant that they continually had to find and depict original, lesser-known themes. It is not known which story is depicted here. A dead woman is being carried to a sarcophagus. The composition is well-conceived with the men displaying their brawn and the women their great sorrow.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-2007-61
- Dimensionsheight 392 mm x width 560 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en penseel in bruin over een schets in potlood, wit gehoogd