In the Sun (Italian: Al sole) was a 1884 painting of italian verismo painter Demetrio Cosola.

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In the Sun
Artist	Demetrio Cosola
Year	1884
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	45 cm × 62 cm (18 in × 24 in)
Location	Royal Palace of Turin (destroyed in 1997)

The painting was an oil on canvas, and was housed at the Royal Palace of Turin.

It was destroyed on April 11, 1997 during a large fire that spread from the adjacent Chapel of the Shroud to the wing of the building where nearly two hundred paintings were kept.[1]

History

The painting was shown by Cosola at the 1884 Circolo degli Artisti exhibition during which it was purchased by King Umberto I of Savoy for 450 liras.[1][2]

Description

The painting depicted three women, probably three washerwomen, two of them intent on hanging out cloths in the sun, and the third one sitting mending.[1][3]

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