Detail View: The AMICA Library: The Troubador
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1958.23
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AMICA Library Year:
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1998
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Object Type:
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Paintings
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Creator Name:
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Daumier, Honoré-Victorin
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Creator Nationality:
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European; French
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1808 - 1879
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Honoré Daumier
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Title:
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The Troubador
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1860s
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Creation Start Date:
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1860
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Creation End Date:
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1869
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Materials and Techniques:
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oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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Unframed: 83.2cm x 56.2cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1958.23
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
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Inscriptions:
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signed lower right: h.D.
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Rights:
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Context:
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A medieval troubador sings as he strums his mandolin. Elegant subjects of this sort were usually rendered in bright colors and fine brushstrokes, but Daumier chose instead a somber palette and rough paint textures. This style was typical of the Realistmovement, active in France between 1840 and 1860, which often focused on gritty, lower-class themes.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1958.23.tif
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