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Antigone Pouring a Libation over the Corpse of Her Brother Polynices

William Henry Rinehart

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image is a black and white photograph of a white marble sculpture of a woman. The woman is depicted wearing a long, draped gown made of a single piece of fabric. The fabric flows down from her right shoulder, across her body, and down to her feet. A ruffled section forms a short hem at the bottom of her top. Her right arm is bent at the elbow and raised above her head. Her right hand holds a vessel with one opening at the top and one on the side. Her left arm is also raised above her head, bent at the elbow, and her hand supports the base of the vessel. The woman stands on a circular base atop a square pedestal. A head and a skull are on the base. The background is black.

Artwork Details

Date
1867–70; carved 1870
Medium
Marble
Culture
American
Dimensions
331 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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