Luisa Sanfelice Imprisoned, 1874 (oil on canvas)

Luisa Sanfelice Imprisoned (Luisa Sanfelice in carcere), by Gioacchino Toma, 1874-1875, 19th Century, oil on canvas, 62 x 78,5 cm Whole artwork view. The scene is dominated by a female figure sitting in a cell with white walls and the light seeping in from a little window civered with a mesh, on the left; the woman, who is pregnant, wears a poor dark deress, a black scarf and a white bonnet; she rests with her back leaning against the wall, while sewing with her look focused on her job; on a little table nearby is placed a basket cointaining the glory box for the unborn baby National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art-GNAM