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Poppaea Sabina at the Coliseum, (painting). Artist:  Dodge, William de Leftwich, 1867-1935, painter. Title:  Poppaea Sabina at the Coliseum, (painting). Medium:  Oil on canvas. Dimensions:  33 x 24 1/4 in. Inscription:  (Lower left:) Wm. de L. Dodge signed Description:  Poppaea Sabina, Roman empress, second wife of Emperor Nero, is seen attending an event at the Coliseum. She leans back in her chair, turning around so that her back is to the performance. She raises her proper right hand to her face and holds a two-handled cup in her proper left hand. Behind her, in the center of the Coliseum floor a woman is seen performing. In the background, the opposite side of the interior of the Coliseum can be seen. Subject:  Portrait female -- Sabina, Poppaea -- Knee length Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Ethnic -- Roman Performing Arts -- Theater History -- Ancient -- Rome Architecture interior -- Classical -- Coliseum Literature -- Truth Magazine Object Type:  Painting Owner:  Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, New York Remarks:  This painting was used as the cover illustration of the June 1901 issue of Truth Magazine. References:  Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 4755M (Dec. 10, 1981), lot 226. Sotheby's, Sale 1180 (Oct. 24, 1986), lot 102. Illustration:  Sotheby Parke Bernet, Sale 4755M (Dec. 10, 1981), lot 226. Sotheby's, Sale 1180 (Oct. 24, 1986), lot 102. Truth Magazine, June 1901, cover. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAP 63001871   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Paintings 63001871 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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