Italian Scene

William Tolman Carlton, Italian Scene, 1860, oil on canvas mounted on fiberglass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stuart P. Feld, 1974.114
Copied William Tolman Carlton, Italian Scene, 1860, oil on canvas mounted on fiberglass, 29 1⁄4 x 36 in. (74.3 x 91.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Stuart P. Feld, 1974.114
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Artwork Details

Title
Italian Scene
Artist
Date
1860
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
29 1⁄4 x 36 in. (74.3 x 91.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Stuart P. Feld
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas mounted on fiberglass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • Figure female — full length
  • Occupation — domestic — water carrier
  • Landscape — Italy
  • Occupation — religion — monk
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Architecture Exterior — religious — church
  • Architecture — monument — fountain
Object Number
1974.114
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1974.114

Artwork Description

Italian Scene shows a young woman gathering water while her friend sits on the riverbank spinning yarn. This quaint scene of Italian life suggests that, like many other nineteenth-century artists, William Tolman Carlton traveled to Italy to study and paint. Images like this, of “exotic” people and ancient monuments, were popular with American artists and tourists in Europe.