File:John W. Alexander - Egyptian hieroglyphics in EOB series.jpg
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[edit]John White Alexander: Egyptian hieroglyphics ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q1702146 |
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Title |
Egyptian hieroglyphics |
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Object type |
painting object_type QS:P31,Q3305213 |
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Description |
One of the artist's six-part Evolution of the Book series murals. Depicts an Egyptian man using hammer and chisel to write on wall in hieroglyphics a picture of a woman. Woman model posed in seated position on the right.[1] |
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Date |
1896 date QS:P571,+1896-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
fresco medium QS:P186,Q25631150 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q2615945 |
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Current location |
Great Hall, East Corridor, Bibles Gallery |
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Inscriptions |
Signature and date bottom left: COPYRIGHT 1896 BY JOHN W. ALEXANDER
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References | John Y. Cole; Herbert Small (1869-1903); Henry Hope Reed (1997) The Library of Congress: The Art and Architecture of the Thomas Jefferson Building, W. W. Norton & Company, p. 103 Retrieved on 3 June 2022. ISBN: 9780393045635. OCLC: 185747286. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | Artvee.com |
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Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |