Manchester Art Gallery

Modern Italy

William Miller, 1796 - 1882



Modern Italy

William Miller 1796 - 1882

Summary

High view point over land with hiils, trees, buildings and figures. Townscape in middleground left of centre with a single arched bridge spanning the width of a stream to the right. Procession of figures leading to a church past a shrine on the far right of the foreground. Figures on riverbank with smoke billowing out from a small fire, centre middleground. In the foreground to the left two figures and a baby in a basket stand beside a basket with produce onthe wall of a path winding up a cliff. Nest with eggs in the foreground to the far left. Figures swimming in water below.


Object Name

Modern Italy

Creators Name

William Miller

Date Created

1843

Dimensions

print: 43cm x 60.6cm
support: 52.1cm x 72.1cm
conservation support: 54.9cm x 76.4cm

accession number

1922.36

Collection Group

on paper, print
fine art
British

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

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