The image shows a person leaning against a stone structure with their left arm extended horizontally to support themselves. Their head is slightly bowed forward, and the shadow partially obscures their facial features. The person's hair appears tousled and dark. They are wearing a loose-fitting garment that wraps around their torso and drapes down to their lower legs, along with sandals on their feet. The extended left arm is holding a rosary, with the beads hanging down. The background consists of a textured stone wall, indicating an architectural setting, with intricate patterns and shadows giving depth to the scene.
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The image shows a person leaning against a stone structure with their left arm extended horizontally to support themselves. Their head is slightly bowed forward, and the shadow partially obscures their facial features. The person's hair appears tousled and dark. They are wearing a loose-fitting garment that wraps around their torso and drapes down to their lower legs, along with sandals on their feet. The extended left arm is holding a rosary, with the beads hanging down. The background consists of a textured stone wall, indicating an architectural setting, with intricate patterns and shadows giving depth to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Abbrutimento (Ricordo di Constantinopoli) [Brutalization (Souvenir of Constantinople)]

Alberto Pasini

Date
before 1870
Medium
etching
Dimensions
sheet: 38.5 × 29.3 cm (15 3/16 × 11 9/16 in.) plate: 23 × 17.5 cm (9 1/16 × 6 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2013.31.16
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Street
  • Male figure
  • Wall
Provenance

(La Portantina, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in plate: AP; lower center in plate: ABBRUTIMENTO / (Ricordo di Costantinopoli); by later hand, verso upper right, in graphite: v.p. D70 [circled]

NGA object ID 161149. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.