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Venetian Doorway

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1900-1945

GUSN

GUSN-179866

Description

Oil painting of a doorway of a Venetian house. The door is located on the left side of the painting. The moulding around the door is in the form of an arch. There are four steps leading up to the door and above the tip of the arch is a small window. To the right of the door is a an elongated window with a plant. The walls near the door show exposed brick.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
wood (plant material)
Painting

Inscription

"HDM" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P262
FA098

Maker

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.685

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