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The title is Italian and means 'The Cradle'. A watercolour study for this Diploma Work entitled 'Study in Italy, La Culla' appears to have been exhibited at the RSA Annual Exhibition in 1859, catalogue number 583. The Diploma Work depicts a mother and child within an Italian setting. Herdman had travelled in Italy in 1855 making copies of frescoes for the RSA and studying Italian life. An Italian visitor to the RSA suggested that the dress of the Italian woman was more southern in style and that the buildings have a more northern Italian appearance.

Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

Edinburgh

Title

La culla – Study in Italy

Date

1863–1864

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 91.7 x W 71.7 cm

Accession number

2000.012

Acquisition method

Diploma Work deposit, 1863

Work type

Painting

Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

The Mound, Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH2 2EL Scotland

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Artist or maker

Robert Inerarity Herdman

1829–1888

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