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Source Description
Full-length depictions of beggars and peasants were distinctive subjects for artists of Lorraine (centered in the city of Nancy). The canvas used for this painting was not carefully prepared, and it may have been only intended for a temporary use, such as for a theatrical production.Given the secretive character of the man depicted, peering at us through a hole in his hat, the painting may have had a particular appeal for its previous owner, the American publisher, diplomat, and arts administrator Michael Straight (1931-2004), who was a spy for some years in the employ of the former Soviet Union before renouncing his past.
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Document identity
localId
34801
label
Beggar Looking through His Hat
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
34801
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Beggar Looking through His Hat
description
Full-length depictions of beggars and peasants were distinctive subjects for artists of Lorraine (centered in the city of Nancy). The canvas used for this painting was not carefully prepared, and it may have been only intended for a temporary use, such as for a theatrical production.Given the secretive character of the man depicted, peering at us through a hole in his hat, the painting may have had a particular appeal for its previous owner, the American publisher, diplomat, and arts administrator Michael Straight (1931-2004), who was a spy for some years in the employ of the former Soviet Union before renouncing his past.
provenance
Michael W. Straight, Chilmark, Maryland; Walters Art Museum, 1991, by gift.
date
ca. 1615
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
145
height
86.5
dimensionsRaw
57 1/16 x 34 1/16 in. (145 x 86.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
French
med
tempera on unprimed canvas
creator_ids
4312
4312
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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55c34a4caacc2951