The Baptistry, Florence

1920

William Walcot

Associated Names
William Walcot

Artist, British, 1874 - 1943

The image depicts a city street with architectural facades, focusing on the vertical structures of buildings. The buildings have ornate elements and sculptural decorations that rise upwards. The buildings are detailed with a combination of densely packed and delicate brushstrokes. On the left, darker shading emphasizes volume and texture, while the right features a lighter style with a cathedral or grand building with an arched entrance. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. Figures and horse-drawn carriages are suggested with quick lines in the foreground, contrasting with the static monumental architecture in the background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of E. Gerald Lamboley)

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.38 × 11.27 cm (4 7/8 × 4 7/16 in.)
    plate: 13.34 × 11.91 cm (5 1/4 × 4 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 22.7 × 19.05 cm (8 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2977

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harvey-Lee 2008, no. 89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

E. Gerald Lamboley, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

2008

  • Harvey-Lee, Elizabeth. Impressions of Cities Ancient and Modern: A Collection of Etchings by William Walcot. North Aston, England: Elizabeth Harvey-Lee, 2008, no. 89.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W. Walcot.; lower left edge in graphite by unknown hand: Baptistry, Florence

Wikidata ID

Q77013682

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