A shoemaker and his wife
1770
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1770
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A shoemaker and his wife is a 1770 paint by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The painting shows a shoemaker and his wife with the tools of their trade. They are sitting together, looking busy. The shoemaker is working on a shoe, while his wife is sewing. The painting is one of thirty-six paintings of castes and occupations of South India. These paintings were mounted in an album with a watermark and a bookplate. This suggests that the paintings were collected and preserved carefully. The painting's details and style are interesting to look at. You can learn more about this type of artwork by looking into the technique of chiaroscuro.
A shoemaker and his wife are depicted holding shoes, representing their trade, in one of thirty-six paintings of South Indian castes and occupations. The figures appear against a yellow background, and the work shares visual conventions with the series, including a red border, looped shadows, and a dark green ground. The painting was mounted in an album with a watermark dated 1799 and a bookplate belonging to Joseph Whatley.
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