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Source Description
In this drawing from early in the artist's career, which may or may not have a textual source, the Romantic Vernet is in full evidence. An Italian brigand kneels at the feet of his beloved, clasping her hand to his heart, as they stand before an altar that one easily imagines to house a weathered sculpture of the Madonna. The nomadic renegade, who lives to defy a corrupt government and uphold universal principles of good, has momentarily laid aside his arms. He declares his virtuous intentions, and the lovers appeal to the Madonna for her blessing. Executed with a fluid use of pen and ink and texturizing areas of wash, the drawing is anecdotally transparent, with all the picturesque details of dress prescribed by contemporary literary convention.
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Document identity
localId
9833
label
Italian Peasants at a Shrine
core
obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
9833
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Italian Peasants at a Shrine
description
In this drawing from early in the artist's career, which may or may not have a textual source, the Romantic Vernet is in full evidence. An Italian brigand kneels at the feet of his beloved, clasping her hand to his heart, as they stand before an altar that one easily imagines to house a weathered sculpture of the Madonna. The nomadic renegade, who lives to defy a corrupt government and uphold universal principles of good, has momentarily laid aside his arms. He declares his virtuous intentions, and the lovers appeal to the Madonna for her blessing. Executed with a fluid use of pen and ink and texturizing areas of wash, the drawing is anecdotally transparent, with all the picturesque details of dress prescribed by contemporary literary convention.
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1870 (?) [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1829
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
19
height
14.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/2 x W: 5 5/8 in. (19 x 14.3 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Inscription] Lower right recto
in iron gall ink: Rome
1829
HV; [Numbers] Upper right verso
with illegible mark
in graphite: 63
42; [Number] Center verso
faintly in graphite: 30; [Signed] Lower right verso
in graphite: Horace Vernet
med
watercolor heightened with gum, over graphite underdrawing with details in iron gall ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
creator_ids
5448
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
438
429
2069
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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a1f26b720696e291