id:			165406
accession number:	2007.258
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2007.258
updated:		2025-02-09 06:16:38.687000

Italy. The Festival of Pompei, The circus of gladiators , 1884. Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918). Wood engraving; sheet: 32.2 x 46.7 cm (12 11/16 x 18 3/8 in.); platemark: 21 x 31.5 cm (8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Bonebrake 2007.258

title:				Italy. The Festival of Pompei, The circus of gladiators 
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creation date:			1884
creation date earliest:		1884
creation date latest:		1884
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creditline:			Gift of John Bonebrake
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	wood engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Wood engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Lotz-Brissonneau 281

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CREATORS

* Auguste Louis Lepère (French, 1849–1918)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 32.2 x 46.7 cm (12 11/16 x 18 3/8 in.); Platemark: 21 x 31.5 cm (8 1/4 x 12 3/8 in.)
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	inscription:	lower right, in pencil: "A Lepere"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection
	opening date:   2012-09-03T00:00:00
	<i>The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection</i>. Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, CA (September 12, 2012-January 7, 2013); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-July 7, 2013).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Getty Villa (9/12/2012 - 1/7/2013), The Cleveland Museum fo Art (2/24/2013 - 5/19/2013), Musée des Beaux-Arts, Québec (6/13/2013 - 9/8/2013):  "The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection"', 'opening_date': '2012-09-12T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/ 12/2012 - 01/07/2013 Getty Villa Malibu, CA; 02/24/2013 - 07/07/2013 Cleveland Museum of Art); "The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection"', 'opening_date': '2013-01-07T00:00:00'}

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