Date: 1893
Credit Line: Bequest of Anthony J. Drexel
Means of Accession: Bequest
Made/Created
Artist
Simon Durand
Date made
1876
Place
Country
Switzerland
Continent
Europe
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed
Height
38-1/2 in
Width
48 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Curator Pick of the Month
Label
Swiss artist Simon Durand depicts a narrow-cobbled street bordered by tall buildings with the church at the right, the buildings in the middle distance reflecting a warm sunlight with red roofs and a bell tower outlined against a blue sky. Elegantly dressed figures descend from cabs in the foreground and follow the bride passing into the church before a group of spectators. The textures created by the short brushstrokes are common in Durand’s paintings as well as the depiction of a crowd in various styles of dress.
