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Italian Peasants near Rome
1834-1889
watercolor on paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Romako, a Viennese painter, settled in the village of Monte Mario, near Rome. In this view set in the Valle dell'Inferno, a deep ravine then overgrown with cork trees, he shows peasants praying. Visible in the background is the dome of St. Peter's.
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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.
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.
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. |
| 1988 | Artists as Travellers. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Measurements
H: 5 15/16 x W: 8 13/16 in. (15.1 x 22.4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
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.
37.1378