Head of the Madonna
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Object Label
The Philadelphia Realist painter Thomas Eakins executed exhibition watercolors during a brief period of his career. In this bird-hunting scene set in the marshes of southern New Jersey, he used dry, tightly controlled brushstrokes to model his central figure and more fluid washes for the landscape. While the subject matter and academic approach (including extensive preparatory studies) parallel his work in oil, the artist preferred watercolor for this sun-drenched picture because it allowed him to paint “in a much higher key with all the light possible.”
Caption
Jacopo Torriti Italian, Roman, active 1270–1300. Head of the Madonna, 1296. Mosaic, 26 3/4 × 22 3/8 × 2 13/16 in., 43 lb. (67.9 × 56.8 × 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Museum Collection Fund and Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund, 23.26. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 23.26.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Head of the Madonna
Date
1296
Geography
Place made: Italy
Medium
Mosaic
Classification
Dimensions
26 3/4 × 22 3/8 × 2 13/16 in., 43 lb. (67.9 × 56.8 × 7.1 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Collection Fund and Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund
Accession Number
23.26
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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