The Praya Grande, Macau

Title
The Praya Grande, Macau
Creator
Unknown Chinese artist
Year/Period
c.1820
Region
China
Object Type
oil paintings (visual works), miniatures (object genre)
Material
oil paint (paint), ivory (material)
Technique
oil painting (technique)
Dimension
Image size: 8.4 x 13.3 cm,
Frame size: 14.9 x 19.7 cm
Accession No.
2014-01374
Collection of
National Gallery Singapore

This finely-painted oil on ivory by is one of a pair by an unknown Chinese artist. The painting shows the Praya Grande, or Great Bay, in Macau. The image shows the vessels in the sweeping curve of the bay, framed on the left by buildings of the Portugese settlement.

 

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