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Summary
Rembrandt Peale: The Court of Death
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The Court of Death  |
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| Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: The Court of Death was based on a poem from 1772, Death: A Poetical Essay, by Anglican Bishop Beilby Porteus. The figures in the monumental painting were life-size. Death is surrounded by personifications including Despair, Fever, Consumption, Hypochondria, Apoplexy, Gout, Dropsy, Suicide, Delirium Tremens, Intemperance, Remorse, Pleasure, Pestilence, Famine, War, and Conflagration. To the right, a warrior, an orphaned infant, and a widow show some of the people afflicted. In the foreground, Old Age is supported by Faith. |
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| Date | 1820 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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85.3 (Detroit Institute of Arts) |
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| References |
DIA ID: court-death-56658 |
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| Source/Photographer | Detroit Institute of Arts: http://www.dia.org/object-info/cc7c2b25-e044-4188-b6a1-b77a1c648099.aspx | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other versions | Smaller version. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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