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1827

Pilgrims Arriving in Sight of Rome

Sir Charles Eastlake

British, 1793 - 1865

Falling to their knees in deference and awe as they catch their first glimpse of the majestic dome of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Eastlake’s pilgrims illustrate the church’s powerful impact on the faithful. Eastlake’s view is nominally documentary, a portrait of peasant pilgrims traveling to Rome during the 1825 Jubilee.

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Sir Charles Eastlake, Pilgrims Arriving in Sight of Rome, 1827 | Philadelphia Art Museum