View of an Italian Town (after Titian or Domenico Campagnola)

Bolognese 17th Century

Associated Names
Bolognese 17th Century

Artist

The image shows a cluster of buildings gradually rising to the left. The horizon is filled with more buildings, towers, and spires. The brushstrokes create texture and detail in the rooftops, walls, and surrounding areas. The color scheme is sepia-toned, giving an antique effect. Diagonal lines closest to us suggest pathways or roads. Trees and vegetation in the distance frame the architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 19.1 x 27.2 cm (7 1/2 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 179 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand on mat, lower right in graphite: A1387; by later hand on mat, lower right in graphite: [Not deciphered]

Wikidata ID

Q64537690

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