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ID number: BIRBI-69.3 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Miel, Jan (1599-1664) Title / Object name: The Arch of Constantine, Rome Object type: Painting Culture: Flemish Date made: 1640s Materials: Oil on canvas Measurements: 126.3 x 175.2 cm unframed; 161.1 x 207.8 x 9.2cm framed Provenance: John Blackwood, Northants, 18th century; Miss Elizabeth Cartwright; purchased from the Hazlitt Gallery in 1969 for £6,750. |
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The Roman Arch of Constantine (315 AD) is viewed from near the Colosseum, with the modern facade of Saint Gregory the Great seen in the centre. The great monument has been stripped of its grandeur, acting as a gateway to the countryside beyond for various travellers, including a shepherd and his flock. Only the two artists, who are shown sketching, are aware of the ruin’s significance. Notes: Exhibited: British Institution, London, 1839, no. 102 (as landscape by Claude, architecture by Viviani and figures by Miel); 'Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Paintings', Hazlitt Gallery, London, 1969, no. 9. |
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| Miel, Jan Flemish 1599 1664 | |
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| Jan Miel, a Flemish painter in Rome Kren, T. 1978 | |
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