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Source Description
Madrazo reached the pinnacle of his success at the 1878 Exposition Universelle, where he was proclaimed the successor to his brother-in-law Mariano Fortuny as the foremost contemporary Spanish painter. In this work, he displays his dramatic sense of color, mastery of atmospheric effects, and technical skill.This painting explores the inequalities of modern life; the population of 19th-century European cities ballooned as rural workers migrated to urban environments looking for employment. The artist highlights the social and economic disparities that resulted. As wealthy, fashionably dressed women leave a church, they pass numerous men and women seated on its steps who have no source of income and are asking them for money.
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Document identity
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5667
label
Coming Out of Church
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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5667
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drawing
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normalized
title
Coming Out of Church
description
Madrazo reached the pinnacle of his success at the 1878 Exposition Universelle, where he was proclaimed the successor to his brother-in-law Mariano Fortuny as the foremost contemporary Spanish painter. In this work, he displays his dramatic sense of color, mastery of atmospheric effects, and technical skill.This painting explores the inequalities of modern life; the population of 19th-century European cities ballooned as rural workers migrated to urban environments looking for employment. The artist highlights the social and economic disparities that resulted. As wealthy, fashionably dressed women leave a church, they pass numerous men and women seated on its steps who have no source of income and are asking them for money.
provenance
William H. Stewart, Paris [before 1875, mode of acqisition unknown]; Robert L. Cutting [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, New York, March 22, 1892, no. 85; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1892, by purchase [S. P. Avery as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
before 1875
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
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64
height
100
dimensionsRaw
H: 25 3/16 x W: 39 3/8 in. (64 x 100.01 cm); Framed H: : 37 13/16 × W: 51 15/16 × D: 4 15/16 in. (96 × 132 × 12.5 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: R. de Madrazo
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oil on canvas
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6403
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EAN
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3300
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