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Maker(s):Guardi, Francesco
Culture:Italian (1712 - 1793)
Title:Study of a Crowd
Date Made:1770's
Type:Drawing
Materials:pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk, the figures at center shaded in black chalk, applied prior to the wash, on cream antique laid paper
Place Made:Italy
Measurements:sheet: 2 1/16 x 11 3/8 in.; 5.2388 x 28.8925 cm
Narrative Inscription:  watermark top right: [unidentified - fragmentary]
Accession Number:  SC 1958.40
Credit Line:Purchased with the gift of Caroline Roberta Wing, class of 1896 and Adeline Flint Wing, class of 1898
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
close group of standing figures many wearing capes and tricorn hats

Label Text:
Label text for ARH 240 French and Italian Drawings Renaissance through Romanticism, written by Sara Ottomano, class of 2015:

Best viewed from afar due to its panoramic quality, Guardi’s drawing of a crowd is a snapshot of Venetian life. All levels of society are represented and—when viewed closely—one can make out individual personalities within the crowd. Due to this ability to capture the essence of Venetian life, Guardi was generally regarded as a recorder of public and private events. Here Guardi placed his figures in the bright light of open air. This kind of scene is known as a macchiette or caricature of odd characters, drawn without settings.

Tags:
men; costume

Subjects:
Men; Costume

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