Santa Maria della Tromba

1886

Telemaco Signorini

Associated Names
Telemaco Signorini

Artist, Italian, 1835 - 1901

The image shows a street-level view of an urban alleyway between tall buildings. The rooftops of the buildings frame the sky. The surfaces have a textured appearance with shadows and architectural details. The color scheme is monochrome with shades of black and gray. Near the viewer, there is a crowd of people, while the scene becomes quieter in the distance where a street lamp is visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    The Ahmanson Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 46 × 34.7 cm (18 1/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
    plate: 37 × 23.7 cm (14 9/16 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.28.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Migliavacca, no, 58, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Stanza del Borgo, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

  • From Neoclassicism to Futurism: Italian Prints and Drawings, 1800- 1925, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2014 - 2015.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: TS

Wikidata ID

Q76561545

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