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James Duffield Harding

Bologna, 1834

Description

Maker

  • James Duffield Harding, 1797-1863, English

Title

Bologna

Year

1834

Medium

Watercolor, graphite, and gouache on blue-gray wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • chalk,
  • watercolor

Supports

  • toned blue-gray wove paper

Dimensions

36.8 x 26.7 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Title and date inscribed in pencil, LL:Bologna 1834

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.953

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty

February 3 - July 8, 2012

James Duffield Harding visited Italy first in 1824 and returned often, making sketches to publish as illustrations in travel books and as instructional tools in conjunction with his work as a drawing teacher. In this drawing he renders with precision the towers, parapets, and arcades of a medieval side street in the city of Bologna. An orange-striped canopy frames a cluster of peasants below, so that the bright colors of their garments become the picture’s focal point. Spare application of paint against a colored paper background adds depth to this scene, and such use of toned paper, which Harding pioneered, was soon widely adopted by other artists.

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