Pusterla dei Fabbri, Milan

c. 1888

Mosè Bianchi

Associated Names
Mosè Bianchi

Artist, Italian, 1840 - 1904

The image is a sketch of a narrow street with tall buildings on both sides. There is a distant archway on the right, creating depth. The sketch features figures in period attire, a carriage drawn by two horses, and a busy street scene. The drawing uses soft pencil or charcoal strokes with shading and a grayscale color palette with subtle tonal variations. The background is less detailed, focusing on the central scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal with stumping, wash, graphite, and pen and black ink, heightened with white gouache

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Endowment Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 37.5 × 49.5 cm (14 3/4 × 19 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.74.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marià Elvira Celia Méndez de Bernasconi [1927-2005] Buenos-Aires (Lugt 5374). (La Portantina di Mattia Jona, Milan); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in black chalk: M Bianchi

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