File:The Sacred Serpent.jpg

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Summary

Théodore Ralli: The Sacred Serpent  wikidata:Q136422756 reasonator:Q136422756
Artist
Théodore Ralli (1852–1909)  wikidata:Q2430551
 
Théodore Ralli
Alternative names
Θεόδωρος Ράλλης; Theodoros Rallis-Scaramanga; Théodore Jacques Ralli
Description Greek painter
Date of birth/death 16 February 1852 Edit this at Wikidata 2 October 1909 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Istanbul Lausanne Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
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creator QS:P170,Q2430551
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Title
French:
Le serpent sacré Edit this at Wikidata

The Sacred Serpent
title QS:P1476,fr:"Le serpent sacré Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lfr,"Le serpent sacré Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"The Sacred Serpent"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre genre art Edit this at Wikidata
Date from 1873 until 1882
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1873-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1882-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions height: 41.4 cm (16.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 32.3 cm (12.7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+41.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+32.3U174728
Private collection
institution QS:P195,somevalue,P3831,Q768717

Object history
Notes . The work of art was exhibited at the British Royal Manchester Institution in 1883 and the Scottish Institute of Fine Arts in Glasgow in 1885.
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Permission
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The author died in 1909, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


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Licensing

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain

The author died in 1909, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931.

This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.
The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain".
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain in the United States. In other jurisdictions, re-use of this content may be restricted; see Reuse of PD-Art photographs for details.

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