Public domain art of the day: "The Women of Amphissa" - oil painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1887)

Source:

"Followers of Bacchus, the god of wine, awaken in the marketplace of Amphissa, Greece, where they have wandered from their home in Phocis during a night of ritual dancing. Amphissa and Phocis are at war, but the women of Amphissa graciously offer the bacchantes nourishment and protection. The painting illustrates an event recorded by the Greek historian Plutarch, which Alma-Tadema staged as a lesson in charity for his Victorian audience."

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More info:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Women_of_Amphissa

Source:

"Followers of Bacchus, the god of wine, awaken in the marketplace of Amphissa, Greece, where they have wandered from their home in Phocis during a night of ritual dancing. Amphissa and Phocis are at war, but the women of Amphissa graciously offer the bacchantes nourishment and protection. The painting illustrates an event recorded by the Greek historian Plutarch, which Alma-Tadema staged as a lesson in charity for his Victorian audience."

https://www.clarkart.edu/artpiece/detail/the-women-of-amphissa

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Great question. No doubt others have wondered about this too, so I'll respond in a separate quote-cast with more info about my sources.

Is there any good place to browse Public Domain Art outside of individual museum pages? I've always wanted to increase my exposure to art but the pieces are always so unusually hard to find

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Agreed. Golden in color and golden as in glorious, beautiful, shining, etc.