Oaks along the Appian Way near Albano

1834

Jean-Paul Flandrin

Associated Names
Jean-Paul Flandrin

Artist, French, 1811 - 1902

The image shows a landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. A pathway leads towards the center with dense trees and a large rock formation obscuring the horizon. The artwork features delicate pencil strokes capturing the texture of foliage and rocks with shading. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of grey and black on a white background. The terrain closest to us is undulating with sparse vegetation and rocks. In the distance, the path winds through the landscape towards man-made structures partially covered by nature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 45 × 53.7 cm (17 11/16 × 21 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.14.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James MacKinnon, Midhurst, UK); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Etude de chenes / sur la voie appiani / pres albano / 7br 1834 ; P. Flandrin

Wikidata ID

Q64581607

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