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"The Tragedy of an Honest Wife: Galswintha on Her Death Bed (Lawrence Alma-Tadema) , 1963.43.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/296910.
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Left to right, 1963.43.1: A light-skinned, long-haired woman sits on a bed draped with green and gold sheets. She holds a mirror in one hand and rests her chin on the other. Her knees brush against a nightstand with an open cabinet door. A green curtain is pulled back from a large window to the left, which she gazes out of. Outside, three figures are gathered under a large tree. 1963.43.2:This image in the set is shaped like an upside down L, framing a block of text. A figure lies on a high, ornate bed covered by gold-toned blankets. A curtain in the same color is pulled across the windows behind the bed. A candle sits on the table next to the bed. The figure’s arms are outside the covers. They are stiff with open fingers. The figure’s head is obscured by the bed frame. 1963.43.3: A light-skinned figure with long black robes and a tonsured haircut kneels on the ground next to a white coffin. The figure holds a round object in his right hand and raises his left hand with an open palm. Behind the coffin is a blue arched wall painted with images of figures with halos. A window with many small square cutouts is set into the wall to the left. A candle burns on the platform next to the coffin.
