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Source Description
Remnants of Napoleon's Grand Army retreating from Moscow in the winter of 1812-13 have bivouacked around a ruined church. The foreground in cluttered with debris and huddled figures. Discernible are grenadiers of the Garde Imperiale and members of the regular forces. A tonsured monk is praying at the base of a religious image exposed on the building's wall. In the background French soldiers ward off the attacking Cossacks. Ominously hovering overhead in the leaden skies are flocks of vultures.
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Document identity
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40581
label
The Retreat from Russia
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
40581
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contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Retreat from Russia
description
Remnants of Napoleon's Grand Army retreating from Moscow in the winter of 1812-13 have bivouacked around a ruined church. The foreground in cluttered with debris and huddled figures. Discernible are grenadiers of the Garde Imperiale and members of the regular forces. A tonsured monk is praying at the base of a religious image exposed on the building's wall. In the background French soldiers ward off the attacking Cossacks. Ominously hovering overhead in the leaden skies are flocks of vultures.
provenance
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome, before 1897 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st half 19th century (Modern)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
34.5
height
45
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 17 11/16 in. (34.5 x 45 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on canvas
creator_ids
18242
collection_ids
EAN
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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6a7cc8b26457fe29