Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Gondola Ride
In this delightful image, a playful artist attached a flap of paper over the cabin of a gondola, concealing the lovers within and inviting the viewer to play "peek-a-boo." When the flap is lifted, a man's secret amorous advances toward his lady are revealed, and the woman coyly acknowledges the viewer's voyeuristic gaze.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Beat Hagenbach of Bâle, 1608, by gift [from the artist]; Léon Gruel [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, February 1905 or 1906 [included on shipping list with most of date removed]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2010 | Checkmate! Medieval People at Play. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2002-2003 | The Artful Book: Selections from a Contemporary Collection of Books by Artists. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 1989 | Decadent Decades: The Medieval Clothes Horse. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Italy, Venice (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 5 11/16 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14.5 x 9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, ca. 1905
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.477.13R
