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The Roman emperor Vespasian sits in an interior receiving a document from a standing figure to the right of the composition.  The emperor is dressed in a white robe and sits on a red chair to the left of the composition.  The interior is largely dark, with the exception of the emperor, whose figure is brightly lit.<br />The painting is in the original frame, which is constructed to resemble a Roman Temple with base, entablature, and fluted ionic pilasters.
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
Vespasian hearing from one of his generals of the taking of Jerusalem by Titus
1866
Museum purchase made possible by the W. Hawkins Ferry Fund
2004/2.143
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