The Arena, Assisi
Charles Ernest Cundall 1890 - 1971
Summary
Scene of an arena in Assisi, Italy, viewed from above, and looking across rooftops of surrounding buildings, with a domed church on the right. Traders with bulls and donkeys are gathered in groups in the arena, other figures are entering the arena through a small doorway in the bottom right corner. The houses are yellow in colour with vermillion red windows and trim around the roof. The sky appears both stormy and calm at its extremities.
Object Name
The Arena, Assisi
Creators Name
Date Created
1922
Dimensions
unframed: 35.7cm x 46.1cm
framed: 48.5cm x 58.4cm
accession number
1925.296
Collection Group
fine art
British
painting
Manchester artists
Rutherston loan scheme
Place of creation
England
Support
panel
Medium
oil paint
Credit
Gift of Mr Charles Lambert Rutherston, 1925
Legal
© Estate of the Artist/Bridgeman Art Library