Mt. Sinai

Adrien Dauzats

Associated Names
Adrien Dauzats

Artist, French, 1804 - 1868

The image depicts a fortified structure amidst high mountains. The structure is a blend of solid geometric forms, rounded towers, and a dome, partially obscured by rocks. The artwork features precise brushstrokes in a lithographic style, contrasting the rocky landscape with softer shading on the architectural details. The color palette is monochromatic in earthy grays and browns. Various figures in traditional dress are present within the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45 x 30.2 cm (17 11/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    IFF (1800), no. 30

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Anderson Trapp [1922-2005], Amherst, MA; gift to NGA, 2004.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1930

  • IFF (1800)

Inscriptions

upper center: DAUZATS; lower left: DAUZATS LITH; lower right: IMP BERTAUTS; by later hand, lower left in graphite: pes/T; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Dauzats / La Monte Sinai / Lithographie originale

Wikidata ID

Q75428113

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