Market Scene
The Met
Artist: August Xaver Karl von Pettenkofen(Austrian, Vienna 1821–1889 Vienna)
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 4 x 8 1/2 in. (10.2 x 21.6 cm)
Credit Line: The John Hobart Warren Bequest, 1923
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A bustling market scene in grayscale, with horses, carts, and people before buildings
Detailed Description
A grayscale image shows a busy market scene before several buildings. The foreground features a textured, light-colored ground, suggesting dirt or cobblestones. In the midground, from left to right, a large wooden cart loaded with bundled goods is visible, its spoked wheel prominent. A dark horse, harnessed, stands in front of this cart. To its right, another dark horse stands, also harnessed, with a lighter-colored horse partially visible behind it. Further to the right, a woman in a long, full skirt, a dark top, and a light apron walks towards the right, carrying a basket in one hand and a jug in the other. Behind her, another cart, heavily loaded with what appears to be hay or straw, is partially visible. Numerous indistinct figures, some seated on carts and others standing, populate the midground, suggesting a bustling crowd. The background features several simple, two-story buildings with light-colored walls and dark, sloped roofs. Multiple windows are visible on the building walls. The horizontal composition is filled with activity, with visible brushstrokes throughout the image.
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