Campo Santo di Pisa, North Corridor

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 14,4 x 19,8 cm

Inventory numberNMH 3/2017

AcqusitionInventoried 2017 (Purchase 2016 Wiros Fund)

Other titlesTitle (sv): Campo Santo di Pisa, norra korridoren Title (en): Campo Santo di Pisa, North Corridor

DescriptionDescription: François-Marius Granet travelled by boat from Marseille to Livorno in July 1802, and on to Rome. Not until he reached Pisa did he consider himself to have reached the cradle of art and took out his crayons to draw the city’s monuments. This watercolour reflects the early Romantic interest in Mediaeval and Early-Renaissance art and architecture. The drawings show settings that no longer exist – the frescoes in Camposanto di Pisa, for instance, were destroyed in the Second World War.

Collection

MaterialBlack chalk (Crayon)

TechniqueWatercoloured

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