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Description: | RU Inscription on chest at l: "ELEMOSINA PER LA FABRICA"; b. l. "D. Allan invt. & etcht" CRE ALLAN, David; (Scottish; 1744-1796) From a set of six Italian subjects. Like all his best Italian scenes, Pilgrims in St Peter's shows a small group of figures seen at close quarters, set against an accurate description of a characteristic landmark. Allan focuses his attention on men and women kneeling in front of the 13th century bronze statue of St Peter, one of the feet of which is almost worn away by the constant kissing received over the years from faithful visitors. The locked box on the left is for contributions towards the upkeep of St Peter's. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | ST PETER'S : ROME : PILGRIMS : STATUE OF ST PETER : GRAND TOUR : GENRE : ILLUSTRATION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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