Ludus pro patria (Patriotic Games)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1883–89

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Ludus pro patria (Patriotic Games), ca. 1883–89. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 13 1/8 x 52 7/8 in. (33.3 x 134.3 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Ludus pro patria (Patriotic Games)
Artist: Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (French, Lyons 1824–1898 Paris)
Date: ca. 1883–89
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 52 7/8 in. (33.3 x 134.3 cm)
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Harry Payne Bingham, 1958
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1824–1898

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