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Source Description
In this work, the artist depicts the figure in such a way that most of his face is obscured, creating a sense of mystery. Everything we know about the character of this man is expressed though his posture, clothes, and objects, like his bowl containing a few coins. Very little is known about Camino’s training; he visited Algeria in the early 1850s, which inspired the art he made in the decades that followed.
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Document identity
localId
6778
label
Arab Mendicant in Meditation
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6778
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Arab Mendicant in Meditation
description
In this work, the artist depicts the figure in such a way that most of his face is obscured, creating a sense of mystery. Everything we know about the character of this man is expressed though his posture, clothes, and objects, like his bowl containing a few coins. Very little is known about Camino’s training; he visited Algeria in the early 1850s, which inspired the art he made in the decades that followed.
provenance
Purchased by William T. Walters, Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
ca. 1860
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
31.5
height
21
dimensionsRaw
H: 12 3/8 x W: 8 1/4 in. (31.5 x 21 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In watercolor at lower right: C. Camino; [Number] In graphite on verso: 55; [Watermark] Partially visible: J Whatman
med
watercolor over traces of graphite on cream, moderately thick, slightly textured wove paper
creator_ids
4750
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2069
3500
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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