1872, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn Son -- National Gallery of Art (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the museum label:
Salon 1874, no. 18
The subject of this painting is the tenth and final plague delivered upon Egypt to secure the release of the enslaved Israelites as told in the book of Exodus. Pharoah cradles his dead son's body, staring numbly into the distance as others mourn around him. Hidden in the gloomy shadows are archaeological details rendered with the precision that made Alma-Tadema famous.
Born in the Netherlands and trained in Belgium, Alma-Tadema moved to England in 1870 and traveled regularly throughout Europe. He exhibited internationally, including in Paris, where he showed his work at the Salon beginning in the mid-1860s.
1872, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn Son -- National Gallery of Art (Washington) (special exhibition)
From the museum label:
Salon 1874, no. 18
The subject of this painting is the tenth and final plague delivered upon Egypt to secure the release of the enslaved Israelites as told in the book of Exodus. Pharoah cradles his dead son's body, staring numbly into the distance as others mourn around him. Hidden in the gloomy shadows are archaeological details rendered with the precision that made Alma-Tadema famous.
Born in the Netherlands and trained in Belgium, Alma-Tadema moved to England in 1870 and traveled regularly throughout Europe. He exhibited internationally, including in Paris, where he showed his work at the Salon beginning in the mid-1860s.