The Interior of the Lower Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and gouache with gum arabic on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 11/16 x 19 7/16 inches (34.7 x 49.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown ink, lower right: "ASSISI"; in graphite, on back, lower right: "78"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1993.14
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
kneeling | architectural subject | religious and mythological subject | praying | genre subject | basilica | church | church | arches | crosses | pews | pews | women | men | interior | Grand Tour | prayer
Associated Places:
Assisi | Umbria | Perugia | Italy | Papal Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 148-149, no. 165, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)