Rienzi Vowing to Obtain Justice for the Death of his Young Brother, Slain in a Skirmish between the Colonna and Orsini Factions
William Holman Hunt
1848-1849
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 34 x 48 in; 86.3 x 122 cm
Production Description
Production Date: 1848-1849
Exhibition History: Royal Academy 1849 (no. 324)
Note: Retouched 1866
Repainting: 1866
Provenance
Current Location: Private collection of Mrs. E. M. Clarke
Scholarly Commentary
Literary
This scene illustrates a passage in Bulwer-Lytton's popular novel Rienzi.
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