Mary Riter Hamilton Canadian, 1867-1954
Venetian Beggar, c 1910
oil on board
7 x 9.5 in
signed bottom right
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The Venetian Beggar is an oil painting by Mary Hamilton that depicts a scene from Venice, Italy. The focus is on a solitary beggar in Venetian city street. Hamilton skillfully...
The Venetian Beggar is an oil painting by Mary Hamilton that depicts a scene from Venice, Italy. The focus is on a solitary beggar in Venetian city street. Hamilton skillfully captures the essence of Venice with its compact architecture and iconic canals.
This subject reflects Hamilton's interest in capturing social realities of the environments she experienced during her travels. By choosing to depict a beggar in an overtly romantic city like Venice, Hamilton may be making a subtle statement about social inequality and the less glamorous aspects of urban life, even in celebrated locations.