Campo Vaccino, Rome

c. 1858

Tommaso Cuccioni

Associated Names
Tommaso Cuccioni

Artist, Italian, 1790 - 1864

The image shows an aerial view of an ancient architectural scene. A large historical building dominates the center of the image, along with smaller historical structures surrounding it. In front of the building, there are ancient columns and a triumphal arch. Nearby, there is an open space with trees and carts. The image is in monochrome with sepia and brown tones, highlighting the textures of the structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lynne and Joseph Horning

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 33.8 × 46.5 cm (13 5/16 × 18 5/16 in.)
    mount: 47.6 × 62.5 cm (18 3/4 × 24 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2019.188.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lynne and Joseph Horning, Washington, DC; gift to NGA, 2019.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower left on mount below image in graphite: Cuccioni; printed in negative, lower right corner: 19; possibly by artist, lower left corner on mount in graphite: Campo Vaccino; by unknown hand, lower right on mount in graphite: CAMPO VACCINO; lower right corner: #36; lower right corner in brown ink: Rome / [illegible] / 4.; on verso, lower right corner stamped in red ink: JFC; by unknown hand, lower left corner in graphite: 194

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