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Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice
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Above, at the left, a monument is erected upon a supporting arch in a temple. Below, an ancient sacrificial scene in which a great crowd is gathered in front of a vast arcade; at the left near an altar a priest raises his weapon to sacrifice the maiden standing beside an altar.
Department of Drawings
Maurice de Fleury. Richard Owen Paris gift; to Fogg Art Museum 1932
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Gift of Richard Owen
Title: Architectural Studies: A Monument and an Ancient Sacrifice
Description:
Above, at the left, a monument is erected upon a supporting arch in a temple.
Below, an ancient sacrificial scene in which a great crowd is gathered in front of a vast arcade; at the left near an altar a priest raises his weapon to sacrifice the maiden standing beside an altar.
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