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