Ponte de Nomentano (Bridge of Nomentano)

1860s

Gioacchino Altobelli

Associated Names
Gioacchino Altobelli

Artist, Italian, c. 1820 - c. 1879

The image shows a stone bridge with battlements over a river, viewed from a slightly lower side angle. The bridge and hills dominate the horizon, with a black-and-white, sepia-toned appearance. People are on the left riverbank, and a carriage and horses are on the far side. The landscape includes vegetation, creating a timeless atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift in honor of Ralph and Nancy Ellen Nigro

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 26.1 × 33.7 cm (10 1/4 × 13 1/4 in.)
    mount: 28.1 × 35.7 cm (11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.23.36

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lee Gallery, Winchester, MA); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 2001; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: Q5002p✓; on verso, by unknown hand, top right in graphite: Q1423

Wikidata ID

Q64154295

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