Parte dell'antica via Appia (Section of the Old Appian Way)

1756

Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non, after Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Associated Names
Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non

Artist, French, 1727 - 1791

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Artist After, French, 1734 - 1781

The image displays a landscape viewed from a low vantage point. The composition shows an extensive scene with the horizon high up, where the sky meets ancient ruins on the right. The ruins, marked by columns and arches, are scattered across the terrain stretching into the distance. In the foreground, two figures lean over a broken column amidst fallen masonry and stone structures. The etching features detailed brushstrokes conveying the density of trees and rough surfaces of the ruins. The monochromatic color palette emphasizes the fine details and antiquarian ambiance. Shadows and depth are depicted through tonal variations, adding to the light filtering through the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Katharine Shepard Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 27.4 × 23.7 cm (10 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 41.3 × 28.5 cm (16 1/4 × 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.175.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cayeux 1963, no. 7

  • Series Title

    Plate from an untitled series of six views of ancient ruins around Rome

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1963

  • Cayeux Jean de. "Introduction au catalogue critique des griffonis de Saint-Non." Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de l'art français, 1963: pp. 297-384. Paris: F. de Nobele, 1964. Separately published. Paris Librairie Armand Colin, 1964: no. 7

2021

  • Hoisington, Rena. Aquatint: From Its Origins to Goya. Washington, 2021: 66, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Le Prince del.; lower right in image: PARTE DELL'ANTICA VIA APPIA / St. Non Sc. 1756

Wikidata ID

Q77258557

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