Pilgrims in sight of Rome - Antique steel engraving
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Title: Pilgrims in sight of Rome.
Artist: after Sir Charles Eastlake (British, 1793 - 1865).
Engraver: Charles W. Sharpe (1818-1899).
Media: antique steel original engraving.
Production date: 1858.
Size: 29x22,7 cms.
Condition: some foxing.
Description: Based on the painting, "Pilgrims Arriving in Sight of Rome". Falling to their knees in deference and awe as they catch their first glimpse of the majestic dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Eastlake’s pilgrims illustrate the church’s powerful impact on the faithful. Eastlake’s view is nominally documentary, a portrait of peasant pilgrims traveling to Rome during the 1825 Jubilee.
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Title: Pilgrims in sight of Rome.
Artist: after Sir Charles Eastlake (British, 1793 - 1865).
Engraver: Charles W. Sharpe (1818-1899).
Media: antique steel original engraving.
Production date: 1858.
Size: 29x22,7 cms.
Condition: some foxing.
Description: Based on the painting, "Pilgrims Arriving in Sight of Rome". Falling to their knees in deference and awe as they catch their first glimpse of the majestic dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Eastlake’s pilgrims illustrate the church’s powerful impact on the faithful. Eastlake’s view is nominally documentary, a portrait of peasant pilgrims traveling to Rome during the 1825 Jubilee.