Memento; The Procession

Accession Number
1954/1.147

Title
Memento; The Procession

Artist(s)
Jenny Dalenoord

Object Creation Date
1953

Medium & Support
linoleum cut on paper

Dimensions
12 7/16 in x 17 13/16 in (31.6 cm x 45.2 cm);22 1/16 in x 28 1/16 in (56.04 cm x 71.28 cm);15 3/8 in x 19 5/8 in (39 cm x 49.9 cm);12 7/16 in x 17 13/16 in (31.59 cm x 45.25 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Subject matter
Memento; The Procession depicts a funeral procession. The Dutch artist, Jenny Dalenoord was born in the port city of Cirebon in northern West Java, Indonesia and she made prints of several locations in Spain, both mountainous landscapes.

Physical Description
This print shows a mountainous landscape scene with a funeral procession in the foreground. In the midground is a row of trees, in front of which is a small cemetery marked by a collection of crosses. The funeral procession includes a person riding a four legged animal and holding an umbrella, a figure carrying a cross, another a shovel, two carrying a coffin, and one person carrying flowers.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Modern and Contemporary

Rights
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Keywords
Dutch (culture or style)
casket
crosses
death
deaths
funerals
hills
landscapes (representations)
modern and contemporary art
mules
processions
road
umbrella

3 Related Resources

Death and Dying
(Part of 8 Learning Collections)
Grief and Mourning Rituals
(Part of 5 Learning Collections)

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