Classical Scene
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-210
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Classical Scene** by Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 18491909), created around 1895, invites viewers into a timeless world of antiquity. Lathrop, a prominent American artist of the Gilded Age, was known for his elegant illustrations, murals, and decorative works influenced by European traditions. This piece, classified under "figures," likely captures graceful human forms evoking the myths and ideals of ancient Greece or Rome popular motif in late 19th-century American amid the era's fascination with classical revival, seen in grand expositions like the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition....