A View from the Palatine Hill, Rome, the Alban Hills in the Distance
<p>From a group of recently discovered watercolors, this sweeping view from the Palatine Hill renders the<br>topography of Rome in a cool but fresh color palette. Working en plein air (outdoors, looking at the scene), Labruzzi was a leader for foreign watercolorists in Italy. This panorama is one of the broadest and most spontaneous of the many views that he made of the Appian Way, the ancient paved route from Rome to the Adriatic Sea.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1765
- Dimensions
- Primary support, folded: 31.1 × 53.1 cm (12 1/4 × 20 15/16 in.); Primary support, unfolded: 37.4 × 53.1 cm (14 3/4 × 20 15/16 in.); Secondary support, folded: 33.8 × 63.1 cm (13 5/16 × 24 7/8 in.); Secondary support, unfolded: 41.3 × 63.1 cm (16 5/16 × 24 7/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Carlo Labruzzi
Artist
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The Lago Nemi at twilight with figures and a flock of goats resting in the foreground
1817 · oil paint
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1793 · wash technique
The Great Villa of the Quintilii on the Appian Way
1789 · graphite
Graf van de Horatii aan de Via Appia
1789 · brush on pencil, watercolor (paint), paper
After Frontispiece to 'Figure'
1788 · Pen and black ink, with brush and brown wash, on cream laid paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Carlo Labruzzi
- Year
- 1765
- Dimensions
- Primary support, folded: 31.1 × 53.1 cm (12 1/4 × 20 15/16 in.); Primary support, unfolded: 37.4 × 53.1 cm (14 3/4 × 20 15/16 in.); Secondary support, folded: 33.8 × 63.1 cm (13 5/16 × 24 7/8 in.); Secondary support, unfolded: 41.3 × 63.1 cm (16 5/16 × 24 7/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1765-118926
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified