Rovine cagionate in Tivoli, dall'escrescenza dell'Aniene (Tivoli Damaged by the Flood of the River Aniene)

1826

Johann Christian Reinhart

Associated Names
Johann Christian Reinhart

Artist, German, 1761 - 1847

The image depicts a river valley with a village on a rocky hillside. The horizon is high, matching the distant mountains. There are buildings, including a bell tower, in the village. The artwork is an etching with fine lines creating textures and shadows. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black. In the foreground, there are cliffs, water, and trees. The village stretches across the ridges, set against undulating landscape and clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 3.8 × 44.6 cm (1 1/2 × 17 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.5 × 53.4 cm (16 5/16 × 21 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.45.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Feuchtmayr 1975, Vol. A, no. 141, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C. G. Boerner, Inc.); purchased 2015 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1975

  • Feuchtmayr, Inge. Johann Christian Reinhart: 1761-1847: Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1975: no.

2014

  • C. G. Boerner, LLC. Neue Lagerliste 133 New York, 2014: no. 43.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate:Rovine cagionate in Tivoli, dall'escrescenza dell'Aniene; lower right in plate: C. Reinhart fec 1826

Wikidata ID

Q77008380

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