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Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl 1971.137_web
"Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl," on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 107, is a detailed and intricate work of art from Egypt, Roman Empire, late Tiberian. According to the Cleveland Museum of Art's website this painting can be dated based on the popular hairstyle at the end of the reign of Emperor Tiberius (reigned AD 14-37). This beautiful painting was created with encaustic on wood. This technique is using heated beeswax and adding colored pigments to created the paint. The dimensions of this painting are 39.4 by 17.4 cm in diameter and (15 1/2 by 6 7/8 in.) overall. This painting was a purchase from the John L. Severance Fund 1971.137. The image is in the public domain and can be viewed on the museum's website.
Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl 1971.137_web
"Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl," on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Gallery 107, is a detailed and intricate work of art from Egypt, Roman Empire, late Tiberian. According to the Cleveland Museum of Art's website this painting can be dated based on the popular hairstyle at the end of the reign of Emperor Tiberius (reigned AD 14-37). This beautiful painting was created with encaustic on wood. This technique is using heated beeswax and adding colored pigments to created the paint. The dimensions of this painting are 39.4 by 17.4 cm in diameter and (15 1/2 by 6 7/8 in.) overall. This painting was a purchase from the John L. Severance Fund 1971.137. The image is in the public domain and can be viewed on the museum's website.