A Cripple With a Begging Bowl, This genre scene shows a slightly three-quarter little person (who is identified also as being crippled and shown with a cane) holding a begging bowl. The artist renders the whole body, and shows a table beside the man and something at his feet. He holds the bowl in front of his chest, extending out his left hand, but looks away from the viewer to his left side, smiling slightly. Numerous scenes of the lower folk in society have been attributed to Puga, though not all are confirmed., 1630s

 Item — Box: 283
Identifier: spc-mss0088-s41-i0231

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A Cripple With a Begging Bowl, This genre scene shows a slightly three-quarter little person (who is identified also as being crippled and shown with a cane) holding a begging bowl. The artist renders the whole body, and shows a table beside the man and something at his feet. He holds the bowl in front of his chest, extending out his left hand, but looks away from the viewer to his left side, smiling slightly. Numerous scenes of the lower folk in society have been attributed to Puga, though not all are confirmed.

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Scope and Contents

Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0124; Public Notes: Below the picture is this caption: "A-A Cripple with a begging bowl, here identified as by Antonio Puga (Paris Dealer)." The letter before the title is probably indicative of the picture's placement in a book.

Dates

  • Creation: 1630s

Creator

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Biographical / Historical

Subjects: genre scenes; the poor; cripples; lowlife genre scenes; bowls; canes; beggars; School: Spanish; Technique: painting (technique); Work type: paintings

Full Extent

1 Items : Image Work Type: book clipping ; Image height (in.): 7.2; Image width (in.): 5.1in.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

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