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L'Uomo dal Mantello (Man with a Cape), (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Melchers, Gari 1860-1932  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna Viale delle Belle Arti, 131 Rome Italy 00196
Date:
Ca. 1905
Notes:
Serwer, Jacquelyn Days, 1989.
Image on file.
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Summary:
A man standing with his body turned to the right, his head turned to face the viewer, his arms stretched out as he pulls on a pair of gloves, while holding a top hat and walking stick with his other hand. He wears a dark cape and boots. On a ledge above his head there is a book resting beside a jug and a bowl containing several scrolls.
Topic:
Architecture interior  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Glove  Search this
Dress--Accessory--Cane  Search this
Control number:
IAP 78160005
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_367893