Artwork
Monks Buying Fish before the Portal of the Madonna della Misericordia
Monks Buying Fish before the Portal of the Madonna della Misericordia is a gouache drawing by the Impressionist artist Ludwig Johann Passini. It dates from 1855 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Monks Buying Fish before the Portal of the Madonna della Misericordia is a drawing by Ludwig Johann Passini, created in 1855 using watercolor, gouache, and graphite on wove paper.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a scene where two monks in white robes purchase fish from a boat near a crumbling brick wall with a stone arch featuring a niche containing three religious figures.
Technique & Style
Passini employed watercolor and gouache to achieve a soft, warm effect, capturing the play of light on the scene and conveying a sense of everyday life near a church.
Artist & collection
Scene on a Canal
San Giorgio dei Greci, Seen from an Arcade
A Gondola on the Grand Canal, Venice
Puerta árabe de la plaza de armas en el puente de Alcántara de Toledo
To the monastic boarding school
Canal scene in Venice
Ansicht eines Säulenganges im Tempel der Diana zu Spalato
Forum of Nerva, Rome
The Ancient Temple
A Nun Cares for a Soldier in a Cloister