Drawn to the Page

Caption:

In the vaults of the Cappuecini convent, Rome

Artist:

Blake, Edith (née Osborne)

Materials:

Paper (fiber material), Ink

Techniques:

Lithographic Reproduction

Engraver:

Photographic process

Author:

Blake, Edith Osborne

Title of Publication:

Twelve months in Southern Europe

Publisher:

Chapman and Hall

Publication place:

London

Publication date:

1876

Note on artwork:

The Capuchin crypt beneath the church of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappucini in Rome contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 bodies believed to be Capuchin friars interred by their order. Here, in her very direct, yet descriptive, style, Osborne has created a sense of still reverence as one friar prays silently over the body of his deceased colleague.

References:

Snoddy (2002) and DIB online