Soup Kitchen in Arroios

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Soup Kitchen in Arroios
Portuguese: Sopa dos Pobres em Arroios
ArtistDomingos Sequeira
Year1813
Mediumetching on paper
Dimensions42 cm × 78 cm (17 in × 31 in)
LocationBiblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Lisbon

Soup Kitchen in Arroios (Portuguese: Sopa dos Pobres em Arroios) is an etching by Domingos Sequeira, from 1813.

Description[edit]

The painting is an etching on paper with overall dimensions of 42 x 78 centimeters. It is in the collection of the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal, in Lisbon.[1]

Analysis[edit]

The etching scene shows the retreat of refugees around Lisbon, and food distribution.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SEQUEIRA, Domingos, 1768-1837". Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Sopa de Arroios - Domingos António de Sequeira". www.europeana.eu.

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