Harbor at Capri [Marina di Capri]

1876-1880

Uberto dell'Orto

Associated Names
Uberto dell'Orto

Artist, Italian, 1848 - 1895

The image shows a view of the water from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon line is high, with the sea reaching towards rugged cliffs on the right. In the middle ground, a steamship with a large paddle wheel and funnel is in the center of the water. Small rowboats with figures are scattered across the water, engaged in various activities. The background displays a rocky coastline with cliffs extending from the right, suggesting a sheltered bay or harbor. The artwork uses a monochrome palette of grays and blacks, and detailed etching techniques create texture and depth, notably in the water's surface and the cliffs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47.7 × 66.6 cm (18 3/4 × 26 1/4 in.)
    plate: 20.2 × 33.3 cm (7 15/16 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.30.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mezzetti 1935, no. 295, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Il Bulino Antiche Stampe, Milan); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1935

  • Mezzetti, Amalia.L'acquaforte lombarda nella seconda metà dell'800. Milan, 1935, no. 295.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right, in graphite: 0231108; by later hand, center left, in blue pencil: 233

Wikidata ID

Q76561650

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