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Two Pifferari
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Among the "picturesque" sights in Rome at Christmas were the Pifferari, the itinerant musicians who left the hills of their native Calabria to supplement their incomes as shepherds by playing before shrines dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
Tapiro, a Spanish artist, shared the vibrant colors of his compatriot Mariano Fortuny y Marsal.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1992-1993 | Italian Vistas: Selections from the Permanent Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1983 | A Connoisseur's Portfolio: Nineteenth-century Drawings and Watercolors in the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1979 | A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 4/15/1975 | Treatment | stabilized |
Measurements
Overall: H: 5 13/16 × W: 4 3/16 in. (14.7 × 10.6 cm)
Framed: H: 17 7/8 × W: 16 13/16 × D: 1 5/8 in. (45.4 × 42.7 × 4.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
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.
37.1377