The Siege of Tortona, or The Thirst of the People of Tortona (La Costanza dei tortonesi)

1866-1867

Andrea Gastaldi

Artist, Italian, 1826 - 1889

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal, black crayon, and white chalk on dark cream, machine-made wove paper, laid down on board

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 193 × 173 cm (76 × 68 1/8 in.) (approximate dimensions; object framed)

  • Accession

    2018.176.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Italy; (Lullo-Pampoulides, London); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • The Insatiable Desire: Collecting Paintings, Sculptures, and Drawings. Lullo-Pampoulides, London, 2018, no. 10 (color).

Bibliography

2019

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Andrea Gastaldi, The Siege of Tortona." National Gallery of Art Bulletin No. 60 (Spring 2019): 22-23 (color).

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