Siesta, Montecassino

1945

Prentiss Taylor

Associated Names
Prentiss Taylor

Artist, American, 1907 - 1991

This is an image depicting figures in a surreal landscape. Various elements suggest a wartime setting, with a group of figures scattered around a scene that resembles a battlefield. An inverted figure is seen on the left, draped across a beam. There are drapery and a cross-like structure in the image. In the background, there is a mountainous landscape with clouds and a building on a ridge. In the foreground, figures in helmets are present, engaging in various activities. Wrapped forms that appear to be casualties are lying on stretchers. Dark clouds are hovering above, creating a dramatic atmosphere.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

  • Rose, Ingrid, and Roderick S. Quiroz.. The Lithographs of Prentiss Taylor: A Catalogue Raisonné. Bronx, NY: Fordham University Press, 1996, p. 98, no. 69.

Inscriptions

lower left on stone: P.T. LXIX; lower left in graphite: Siesta, Montecassino 20 prints; In pencil: lower right in graphite: Prentiss Taylor February 1945

Wikidata ID

Q76456079

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