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FIRST FOOTSTEPS

Creator(s): Eugenio Zampighi (Painter)

Currently in storage


About this object

Painting shows a scene inside a house. At the right is a young woman in a white blouse and red striped skirt who leans over to support a small child in a white dress who is learning to walk. In the center is a seated young woman in a hat and blue dress with a man in a dark suit standing next to her. They face the woman and child. At the left, a young girl crouches and opens her arms to receive the walking child. An old toothless woman is seated on a chair at the far left. There is an open arched doorway at the left with a landscape beyond. There is a hen and three chicks and a pot on the floor. There are various utensils on the wall with a fireplace at the right.

Object name:
FIRST FOOTSTEPS
Made from:
Oil on canvas
Made in:
Florence, Italy
Date made:
late 19th Century
Size:
Framed: 44 × 56 1/2 in. (111.8 × 143.5 cm) Unframed: 29 × 42 in. (73.7 × 106.7 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
51.213
Class:
PAINTING
Signature marks:
SIGNATURE E. Zampighi Firenze [Lower right corner]
Credit line:
Gift of General Foods, 1978