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Young Italian Couple

Young Italian Couple - Painting
Accession #: 784.37
Title: Young Italian Couple
Object Type: Painting
Participants:
Physical Description: Girl walking down stone stairs, young man on mule in alcove watching. Background hazy, with rock hillside and ancient looking building on top.
Description: The Campbell family may have purchased this watercolor during their tours of the Middle East and Europe in 1904 and 1909-1910. Popular fascination with world exploration grew through the 19th century and decorative arts, like this, were popular during this time.
Category: Campbell Collection
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Watercolor (Artwork->Painting); Figurative (Artwork->Subject)
Geographical Reference: Rome (International->Europe->Italy); Campbell House (Washington->Spokane County->Spokane)
Dimensions:
Object H x W 21 1/2 x 13 1/2" support
Object H x W 20 x 13 1/16" image
Object H x W 30 x 23 " frame
Materials/Techniques:
paper (Material)
Watercolor (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
On Work: 14035 (inverted) 88 8 5/6 7017 yk# 16x24 Location: Back of frame Signature: Luigi Olivetti Location: Lower middle, left front Date: Roma MCMIV (1904) Location: Under signature "88" Location: on masking tape strip on back of frame.
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Helen Campbell Powell, 1960
Copyright:
public domain

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