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Two Italian Peasants
(18th and 19th Centuries )
An elderly man appears lost in thought, while his young companion looks hesitantly outwards. This vibrantly colored painting, with its sharp contrasts of light and shadow, is now thought to have been painted in Paris following Corot's return from Italy in 1843. The two sitters are traditionally identified as Italian models.
Inscription
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.
Constant Dutilleux (?); Etienne Moreau-Nélaton (?) [early Walters catalogues, without foundation, list as early owners Constant Dutilleux and Etienne Moreau-Nélaton]; Alfred Robaut, 1858, by purchase [from the artist]; P. A. Cheramy, Paris, 1886 [mode of acquisition unknown]; P. A. Chéramy Sale, 1908, no. 138; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1908, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 1996-1997 | Corot. Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Paris; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
| 1951 | From Ingres to Gauguin: French Nineteenth Century Paintings Owned in Maryland. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/1/1945 | Treatment | coated; infrared spectroscopy; surface cleaned; varnish removed or reduced |
| 10/22/1951 | Treatment | cleaned; repaired; varnish removed or reduced |
| 8/29/1960 | Treatment | examined for exhibition; other |
| 8/29/1960 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/3/1995 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 3/6/1995 | Examination | examined for loan |
| 4/1/1995 | Treatment | other; stabilized; surface cleaned |
| 4/1/2002 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 11 5/8 x W: 7 in. (29.5 x 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1908
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.201