Lachrymae

A grieving woman in a long dark drapery leans her head against a white marble column, one arm resting on its top, as a wreath and a vessel sit above her. Cypress trees and a warm evening glow frame the terrace, with a small urn and fallen leaves at her feet.

Look closer: A small dark urn with a lid sits on the lower left terrace, partly hidden by drapery.

Artist

Frederic, Lord Leighton

Date

1894–95

Medium

Oil on canvas

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1497 × 3710 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund, 1896