The University of Kansas
Spencer Museum of Art
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Museum Highlights
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4th Floor
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
1868-1880
La Pia de’ Tolommei, circa 1630
oil on canvas
104.8 x 120.6 cm
- What is the center of interest in this painting - or what do you look at first?
- What does the woman appear to be doing?
- This work is full of symbols that Rosetti has used to narrate part of a poem. What objects do you see that could serve as symbols?
- What sort of mood or feeling has the artist created?
- For a detailed view click here.
- Questions to consider when viewing this object at the Spencer Museum of Art:
- What is inscribed on the frame?
- How does viewing the painting from a distance affect your eye movement?
