The Women of Amphissa
by Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Title
The Women of Amphissa
Artist
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
The Women of Amphissa, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912) info.: depicts a story recorded by Plutarch, of a group of bacchantes from Phocis awaking in Amphissa after a night of celebration to find that the local women have been guarding them from attack by soldiers while they were sleeping
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August 25th, 2011
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