Roman Peasants at a Well
Picture
1833 (made)
1833 (made)
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Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996.
Object details
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Title | Roman Peasants at a Well |
Materials and techniques | Micromosaic |
Brief description | Micromosaic picture of Roman Peasants at a Well. Gioacchino Barberi, Rome, 1833. |
Physical description | A rectangular picture showing in the centre and right a group of four women and a boy at a well beside a rocky embankment overhung with a tree branch. The central figure of this group holds a jar, while the two women on her left, one standing and one seated, hold a skein and ball of wool. The women look towards the viewer's left at two further figures. The boy fills a vessel from the well spout, a sheep beside his knee. On the left are a man and boy in traveller's dress, the man with his left hand on a walking stick and his right hand held towards the women. The boy stands with his right hand on a walking stick. All are in Italian peasant attire. |
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Credit line | The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
Object history | Provenance: Anon, sale, Sotheby's, London, lot 283, 07/04/1977. South Audley Art Galleries, 1977. |
Summary | Sir Arthur Gilbert and his wife Rosalinde formed one of the world's great decorative art collections, including silver, mosaics, enamelled portrait miniatures and gold boxes. Arthur Gilbert donated his extraordinary collection to Britain in 1996. |
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Accession number | LOAN:GILBERT.186-2008 |
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Record created | June 19, 2008 |
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