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Source Description
A bearded man in the costume of an ancient Greek traveler trudges down a road through a mountainous landscape. In front, there is a deep crevice, and behind him are strewn corpses. The drawing may show an episode from the Bible, but the specific subject of this melancholic scene has yet to be identified.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
79176
label
Man Walking on a Road
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
79176
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Man Walking on a Road
description
A bearded man in the costume of an ancient Greek traveler trudges down a road through a mountainous landscape. In front, there is a deep crevice, and behind him are strewn corpses. The drawing may show an episode from the Bible, but the specific subject of this melancholic scene has yet to be identified.
provenance
Joseph F. McCrindle (1923-2008), New York, #B0012; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, New York, 2008, by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 2009, by gift.
date
1890-1899
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
drawings (visual works)
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
15.2
height
23.5
dimensionsRaw
Drawing H: 6 x W: 9 1/4 in. (15.24 x 23.5 cm); Sheet H: 9 x W: 12 1/2 in. (22.86 x 31.75 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
Marks: Gr on center bottom of drawing
med
pencil on thin beige paper, some ink
creator_ids
4384
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
2828
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
d70b6c2b58479b69