The Great Villa of the Quintilii on the Appian Way

1789

Carlo Labruzzi

Associated Names
Carlo Labruzzi

Artist, Italian, 1748 - 1817

The image shows a landscape with an ancient, partially ruined brick structure standing on a grassy mound. The horizon is low in the composition, revealing fields and hills in the distance. There are hints of a cityscape far away, possibly showing an aqueduct or arches. The painting is done using watercolor with soft brushstrokes blending earthy greens, browns, and pale blue sky. The ruins are depicted in textured brick red. The sky is painted in light blue and white with fluffy clouds. The color palette is warm and muted, with gentle contrasts between the natural landscape and the architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.8 x 55 cm (16 7/16 x 21 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.150

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Richard Colt Hoare [1758-1838]. (possibly with W. Palmer, printsellers to Her Majesty, No. 163, The Strand, London, 1794). Included in one of four albums alleged to have been found in a bombed house in London during the Second World War; (John Manning, London, 1960); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1960

  • Carlo Labruzzi (1748-1817): An Exhibition of Fine Watercolour Drawings of the Appian Way. John Manning Gallery, London, 1960, no. 7, 8 or 9.

1973

  • The Academy of Europe: Rome in the 18th Century. The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1973, no. 119.

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 94-95, no. 36 (entry by Julie Blake Shook).

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, upper center in graphite: 70

Watermarks

J. Honig & Zoonen

Wikidata ID

Q64538066

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