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Young woman portrait
Still life with game, fruit and basket
Gone to Calvary
In the Duomo of Monza
Mountain pass with snow
Naked in the mirror
Self portrait
View of Cairo
Mills in Monza
From work. The return from the spinning mill
Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saint John the Baptist
The libation
Female bust
View of the new district in Monza
Leda with the swan
Young woman portrait
Still life with game, fruit and basket
Gone to Calvary
In the Duomo of Monza
Mountain pass with snow
Naked in the mirror
Self portrait
View of Cairo
Mills in Monza
From work. The return from the spinning mill
Lamentation over the Dead Christ with Saint John the Baptist
The libation
Female bust
View of the new district in Monza
Leda with the swan

View of Cairo

Pompeo Mariani

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House of the Humiliated

House of the Humiliated

Via Teodolinda, 4, Monza

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In 1881 Pompeo Mariani made a trip to Egypt in which he was fascinated by the colors and traditions of North African culture, as can be seen from this view of the countryside on the outskirts of Cairo, along the course of the Nile: the dirt road that prospectively winds in depth is crossed by some women carrying amphorae for water, while on the river you can see the traditional boats with white sails. As in numerous other cases related to the trip to Africa, this painting was also made upon returning to Italy, reworking the sketches drawn on the place and the suggestions of personal memories. The painting denotes the knowledge of De Nittis' works and compositional cuts, centered on the motif of the perspective road and the elements that expertly connect the foreground and the landscape in the background, unified by the safe use of lights and colors.
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Title: View of Cairo

Author: Pompeo Mariani

Date: 1881

Technique: Oil painting on canvas

Displayed in: House of the Humiliated

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