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The Indians and the Greeks

The Indians and the Greeks
 1974

Medium
oil on canvas
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Gallery Women's Association, 1975
© Helen Brack
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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
116.2 × 89.8 cm
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.l.:John Brack 1974
Accession Number
A10-1975
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Gallery Women's Association, 1975
© Helen Brack
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
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Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Still Lifes
Subjects (specific)
civilization cutlery forks (flatware) metaphor postcards sculpture (visual works)

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Study for Punch Vol.56 Charles Samuel KEENE The Indians and the Greeks John BRACK Group of allegorical figures John TALMAN Untitled Marcus Antonius Franc. BONON La Terre UNKNOWN; Lud. de BOULLONGNE (after) Introibo ad altare Dei Mimmo PALADINO Inspiration Aby ALTSON Charity Alessandro TURCHI Vutus, Voluptas, Hercules, Jupiter UNKNOWN; Frederik SUSTRIS (after) Burning cross and two hearts Tony GARIFALAKIS Gamblers and Death Edmund J. SULLIVAN Arithmetic Étienne DELAUNE Harmony of the spheres Agostino CARRACCI Patience Claude CORNEILLE Sunblast Ivor FRANCIS Painting two Peter BOOTH L' Apotheose d' Henri IV et la Regence de la Reine UNKNOWN; Peter Paul RUBENS (after); Jean NATTIER (after) Female figure holding cornucopia SWEELNICK (Circle Of ?) Narcissus with cave and rock orchids Arthur BOYD Shearers playing for a bride Arthur BOYD Who knows? Dusan MAREK The Triumph of painting Pietro TESTA Q David McDIARMID Le Tems decouvre la Verite (Time discovering Truth ) UNKNOWN; Peter Paul RUBENS (after); Jean NATTIER (after) Halloween Tony GARIFALAKIS Painting Peter BOOTH The forge Richard HAVYATT Lignum vitae Heinrich GEISLER The prodigal David BOYD Jupiter Sebald BEHAM