Landscape with Washerwoman / Alessandro Magnasco
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- Accession Number
- 1960/2.127
- Title
- Landscape with Washerwoman
- Artist
- Alessandro Magnasco
- Artist Nationality
- Italian (Genoese)
- Artist Life Dates
- 1667 - 1749
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1711-1720
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Baroque
- Dimensions
- 95.6 cm x 136.2 cm (37 5/8 in. x 53 5/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- landscape
- Physical Description
- This landscape scene has an expansive blue sky in the upper half of the composition contrasted with the dark countryside, painted in hues of dark green and brown, in the lower portion. On the horizon, in between these two areas, is a mountain range with sharp pointed peaks. The forms of the bright white clouds mimick the foliage of the trees.
- There are figures in the foreground area, although the rugged countryside shows no sign of habitation. On the right, two women are shown bending over, washing clothes in a small stream. There is a man sitting next to a laundry basket in the far left corner. A fourth figure, seen from the back only, is placed in the center area of the foreground.
- Subject Matter
- Women washing clothes in a landscape setting was a common subject matter in landscape painting of this period. The reason for this choice of subject matter is unknown, but this painting shows Magnasco's landscape style of incorporating small figures, doing their daily work, in an expansive view of nature.
- In the foreground, we see two women washing clothes in a small stream. On the far left, a man is sitting next to a basket filled with clothing. There is one othe figure seen from the back.
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- clouds
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- mountains
- rivers
- trees
- washbaskets
- washerwomen
- washing
- women
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- associated concepts
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- buildings and the land
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- geography
- housekeeping containers
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- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- natural landscapes
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- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
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- plants
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- weather-related phenomena
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1335 x 927
- File Size
- 111 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.127
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"Landscape with Washerwoman; Alessandro Magnasco." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.127/1960_2.127.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.