Temple of the Sibyl, Tivoli

1745

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Associated Names
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Artist, German, 1712 - 1774

The image shows a rocky landscape with waterfalls viewed from above. A circular structure resembling a temple or rotunda is perched on a cliff to the upper left, with distinct columns. Clouds mark the high horizon, while the rocky landscape with dense foliage fills the lower part of the image. Meticulous etching lines create texture and depth, especially in the foliage and water. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of brown and beige. The scene conveys vastness, natural grandeur, and includes a temple as a focal point.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1978.58.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Linck 1846, no. 157, iv/iv?


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

Bibliography

1790

  • Heinecken, Karl Heinrich von. Dictionnaire des Artistes, dont nous avons des Estampes, avec une notice détaillée de leurs ouvrages graveés. Leipzig: Breitkopf, 1790 (reprinted New York and London 1970).

1846

  • Linck, J.F. Monographie...C.W.E. Dietrich. Berlin, 1846, no. 157, iv/iv?

Wikidata ID

Q65566808

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