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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Church of S. Domingo, Macao is a 4 by George Chinnery, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a street scene in Macao from 1830. It’s a view of the front of S. Domingos Church. Buildings block part of the church on the left side. The street is busy with cowherds, vendors and shoppers. On the hill behind, Fort Monte’s walls carry a Portuguese flag. Romanticism often shows everyday life with drama in nature or places. Chinnery used cross-hatching to make shadows and textures. Look up the technique of cross-hatching.
The drawing depicts the façade of São Domingos Church in Macau, partially hidden by adjacent buildings on the left side of the street, with Fort Monte visible on the hill above, its walls adorned with a Portuguese flag. The scene includes street activity with figures such as cowherds, vendors, and customers. This work is part of a larger album containing 130 sketches made in Macau, Canton, and surrounding areas. The album was bequeathed in 1928 by James Orange, comprising 93 drawings by George Chinnery.
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George Chinnery (Chinese: 錢納利; 5 January 1774 – 30 May 1852) was an English painter who spent most of his life in Asia, especially India and southern China.
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