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# Sleep and His Half-Brother Death
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/son-i-smert-svodnye-bratia/
- Published: 2023-12-16T09:52:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:35:04.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: Art, Mores

John William Waterhouse, 1874

The picture was painted after the death of two of the artist's brothers from tuberculosis.

As for the posture of the sleepers, it illustrates the old European fashion for sleeping in a half-seated position, which was considered the healthiest of all.