A holy-water-carrier and his wife
1805
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1805
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
A holy-water-carrier and his wife is a 1805 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man and a woman walking on a yellow dirt path under a pale sky. The man carries two clay pots on a wooden pole across his shoulders, while the woman holds a white cloth bundle and a stick. Palm trees and green bushes line the background, and the colors are bright but slightly faded. The man’s bare feet and simple clothes suggest daily life, not wealth. The pots he carries are likely for water or oil—common items in many cultures. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A holy-water-carrier and his wife are depicted in a painting from 1805, part of an album featuring 36 works that illustrate trades, occupations, and costumes across different castes, with the figures set against backgrounds of palm and other trees.
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