Galerie latérale d'un temple de Pestum

1822

Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Associated Names
Jean-Baptiste Isabey

Artist, French, 1767 - 1855

The image shows an architectural scene with large, fluted columns dominating the view. An intricate entablature is supported by detailed capitals on top of the columns. In the center left, a seated figure is present. The horizon is obscured by the structure, but a glimpse of open space can be seen through the colonnade in the background. The style is detailed with fine lines, giving the impression of a classical engraving or etching. The color scheme is monochromatic with muted grays and soft sepias, enhancing the grandeur of the architectural elements against the light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp

  • Dimensions

    image: 21.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.8 x 27.3 cm (16 7/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.128.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Basily-Callimaki 1909, no. 255

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Bibliography

1909

  • Basily-Callimaki, E. de. J.-B. Isabey, sa vie, son temps, 1767 - 1855. Paris, 1909.

Inscriptions

upper center in stone: 12 / Pestum; lower left below image: Mai 1822; lower right below image: J. Isabey; lower center below image: Galerie latérale d'un temple de Pestum / Imprimé par Villin

Wikidata ID

Q75428120

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