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View of Castel Gandolfo
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Looking across Lake Albano one sees, at the left, Castel Gandolfo, the summer residence of the popes. Standing against the horizon is Bernini's dome for the Castel Gandolfo church. At the right, towers Monte Cavo and slightly beyond, perched on the spur of the mountain, is Rocca di Papa. In the foreground, a peasant is packing rushes on the back of a mule and a "contadina" prepares her laundry. The scene appears to be in the morning, and mists are still rising from the water.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2000-2007 | Long-term Loan to Mayor's Office. Office of Promotion and the Arts, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/1982 | Examination | examined for condition |
Measurements
H: 29 3/8 x W: 38 3/4 in. (74.6 x 98.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
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.
37.1935
