A GATEWAY IN SIENA, by Susan Isabel Dacre.

Image: Manchester Art Gallery.

  • Title(s): Gateway at Siena (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Description: Scenic study of a tall, arched gateway through which can be seen a narrow street with the Torre del Mangia in the distance, just before the gate on the right of the picture are four children on some steps in from of a closed doorway; “Painting depicting a view of narrow streets, seen through an arched gateway in Siena. In front of the gateway, to the left, two women are sitting on a doorstep with two small children facing them, one wearing a red hat. The individuals in the painting appear small in comparison to the grand scale of the architecture. The brick work is in light brown, through the arch there is a bell tower visible as well as other buildings. People can be seen through the arch, descending the slope” (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Media: Oil on canvas (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Dimensions: “frame: 7.1 cm (depth); 46.5 cm (height); 38.2 cm (width) / unframed: 31.7 cm (height); 23.6 cm (width)” (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • Date/signature/other text: “artist’s inscription : : brc : artist’s name : S Isabel Dacre” (Manchester Art Gallery).
  • History:
    • 1927-1928 – Exhibited Manchester Art Gallery, “Dacre, Dodd, Wood exhibition” (Manchester Art Gallery).
    • 1942 – Gift from Miss Florence Chapman, 1942 (artuk.org).
  • Location: Manchester Art Gallery.

The tower in the picture is the Torre del Mangia.

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