Antigone and Polynices, Nikiforos Lytras

Antigone and Polynices

Nikiforos Lytras (Greek) (1832-1904)

Movement: Academic art
Date: 1865
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 109 × 157 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Greece – Alexandros Soutsos Museum, Greece
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Francesco Bini, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Antigone Religion Mythology Death Corpse Nude Bare-chested Man Woman Veil Clothing Hand Gesture Mourning Despair Drama Tragedy Night Sky Cloud Bird Animal Rock Stone Landscape Ground Dark Half-light Chiaroscuro Blue Green Gray Red Oil on canvas Polynices

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