, 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März](/images/content/menuSeeGallery.png)
Benjamin West
The Death of General Wolfe (Detail), 1770
oil on canvas
152.6 x 214.5 cm
Transfer from the Canadian War Memorials, 1921 (Gift of the 2nd Duke of Westminster, England, 1918)
National Gallery of Canada (no. 8007)
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In Flagranti, 1883
Max Klinger
German, 1857
- 1920
etching on japan paper
62.8 x 45.6 cm; plate: 45.5 x 31.4 cm
Purchased 1978
National Gallery of Canada (no. 23131.3)
In the backyard of a villa, such as one found in the wealthy "Tiergarten" district of Berlin, a husband has just shot his wife's lover after catching them "in flagranti". The corner of the villa and the edge of a pedestal, on which stands a decorated urn, create a vertical division between married pair and lover, living and dead, building and black sky. Each figure is isolated within the composition, especially the woman who is imprisoned by the Eden-like vegetation. On top of the urn, which separates the wife from her husband, sits a snake, symbol of temptation.
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