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Coming Out of Church
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Madrazo reached the pinnacle of his success at the 1878 Exposition Universelle, where he was proclaimed the successor to his brother-in-law Mariano Fortuny as the foremost contemporary Spanish painter. In this work, he displays his dramatic sense of color, mastery of atmospheric effects, and technical skill.
This painting explores the inequalities of modern life; the population of 19th-century European cities ballooned as rural workers migrated to urban environments looking for employment. The artist highlights the social and economic disparities that resulted. As wealthy, fashionably dressed women leave a church, they pass numerous men and women seated on its steps who have no source of income and are asking them for money.
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 H. Stewart, Paris [before 1875, mode of acqisition unknown]; Robert L. Cutting [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, New York, March 22, 1892, no. 85; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1892, by purchase [S. P. Avery as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2018-2021 | Boldini and his Circle. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1/1950 | Treatment | coated; other |
| 7/7/1959 | Treatment | mounted |
| 7/31/1992 | Treatment | repaired; loss compensation; coated |
Geographies
Spain (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 25 3/16 x W: 39 3/8 in. (64 x 100.01 cm); Framed H: : 37 13/16 × W: 51 15/16 × D: 4 15/16 in. (96 × 132 × 12.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1892
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.
37.48