Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes, Benjamin West

Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimedes

Benjamin West (American) (1738-1820)

Movement: Neoclassicism
Date: 1804
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 125.7 × 182.3 cm
Collection: Yale University Art Gallery, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Yale University Art Gallery, CC0

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