I am looking for a painting that was part of the Vatican exibit when
it went through Denver in the 80s. It was of a bell boy walking toward
the bell in a bell tower. The light source was the window. I'm looking
for the artist, I think the title was 'The Bellboy' or possibly 'The
Belltower' If it helps--it was the last painting in the exibit as you
were walking out the door. I've searched most of the well known
artists of the period without luck.

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Request for Question Clarification by lmnop-ga on 21 Mar 2003 04:50 PST

Hi, Can you remember any other work in the show, or the name of the show?
Thanks.

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Clarification of Question by firehousebooks-ga on 21 Mar 2003 09:03 PST

It was the exibit that was preceding the pope on his tour in 84? 85?
It was at the Denver Museum for a couple months before he visited. As
for the name, I remember it as the Vatican Exibit, I'm not sure if
that is the actual name. I know there were a lot of papal coins,
crowns, vestibules, various pieces of art owned by the Vatican. 
Michelangelo's Pieta might have been there, or a repleca.
Unfortunately, I could be confusing that piece being there with
another exibit I saw years and years ago but I'm fairly certian I saw
it at there.

Hello.

The painting is called "The Bell-Ringer" or, in Italian, "Il
Campanaro."  The artist is Giovanni Segantini (1858-1899).

I have confirmed that Segantini's "The Bell-Ringer" appears in the
catalog for the 1993 Vatican exhibition that took place in Denver .
Specifically, the "The Bell-Ringer" is reproduced in color on page 271
of the catalog.

Source: The exhibition catalog of "Vatican treasures : 2000 years of
art and culture in the Vatican and Italy" (Colorado History Museum,
July 3rd-August 31st 1993). Bibliographic information available from
the Library of Congress catalog
http://catalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v3=1&DB=local&CMD=010a+95125186&CNT=10+records+per+page

If you're in the Denver area, this book may be available in a library
near you. Otherwise, you may be interested in one of the numerous used
copies of available from dealers such as those listed on Abebooks.com
http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=46129830

To the best of my knowledge, there are no images of Segantini's "The
Bell-Ringer" on the Web. The only reference to the painting that I've
found online is on an Italian web page describing an an exhibit last
year in Milan, Italy:
"La sezione divisionista presenta opere di Giovanni Segantini, alcune
giovanili (Il campanaro, La mia famiglia)"
Translation: "The division section presents the work of Giovanni
Segantini, some youthful ones ("The Bell Ringer" & "My Family").
Hosted by ilnuovo.it
http://www.ilnuovo.it/nuovo/foglia/0,1007,81135,00.html

You may also be interested in the book "Giovanni Segantini" available
from Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/3775705643/

search strategy: library of congress catalog: vatican, denver, art

I hope this helps.

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 21 Mar 2003 17:33 PST

I should have also noted that, although you indicated that you saw
this exhibit in the '80s, it clearly coincided with the visit of Pope
John Paul II to Denver in August 1993. For more information, see these
results from Google.com:
://www.google.com/search?client=googlet&q=%22pope%20john%20paul%22%20denver%201993

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Request for Answer Clarification by firehousebooks-ga on 22 Mar 2003 05:53 PST

Wow. I give you the wrong decade for the exhibit and the completely
wrong era for the painting. No wonder I was having such a hard time. I
did have fun playing on the internet for quite a few hours last night
looking up a new painter.

Thank-you Thank-you!!

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Clarification of Answer by juggler-ga on 22 Mar 2003 06:41 PST

You're welcome.

And thank you for the tip.

-juggler

I asked only for a name and I received a lot of wonderful wonderful
leads on the artist and on where to find the painting again.