At the Gate of the Castle
Date1903
Artist
Howard Pyle
(American illustrator, 1853–1911)
Illustration Citation"Peire Vidal, Troubadour," by Olivia H. Dunbar, in Harper's Monthly Magazine, December 1903
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions29 5/8 × 15 1/2 in. (75.2 × 39.4 cm)
frame: 32 3/4 × 18 3/4 in. (83.2 × 47.6 cm)
frame: 32 3/4 × 18 3/4 in. (83.2 × 47.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, 1912
Object number1912-25
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn this fictionalized story about the 12th century Provencal poet Peire Vidal, the young troubadour presents himself at a fedual castle and encounters a steward whose skeptical expression reflects his attitude toward a stranger "on foot, destitute of the panoply or the attendance of the successful poet."
