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21:18 11/04/2009

Shocking that this wonderful painting by one of America's major artists is not on view for all to enjoy.

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The Women at the Sepulchre (The Angel at the Tomb of Christ)

Artist: Benjamin West, American, 1738-1820
Medium: Oil on panel
Dates: 1805
Dimensions: 32 11/16 x 34 1/16 in. (83 x 86.5 cm)
Signature: Signed lower left: "B. West 1805"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 48.76
Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Image: Overall, 48.76_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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21:18 11/04/2009

Shocking that this wonderful painting by one of America's major artists is not on view for all to enjoy.

posted by Vlad Mordik

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