Chapiteaux Colorés, Pompeii (Painted Columns, Pompeii)

1853

Firmin Eugène Le Dien with Gustave Le Gray

Associated Names
Firmin Eugène Le Dien

Artist, French, 1817 - 1865

Gustave Le Gray

Artist, French, 1820 - 1884

The image shows an ancient ruin with a corridor of classical columns leading into what seems to be a once-majestic building. The columns have intricate capitals and weathered textures, symmetrically arranged. The horizon is low with the edge of the roofline and distant trees against a bright sky. The picture has a monochrome tonality with a sepia-like tint, giving it a vintage feel. A stone slab path leads into the scene, flanked by tall columns. The color palette is limited to shades of brown and beige, emphasizing the age of the architecture. Shadows add depth and contrast to the composition.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Ph.D

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 23.8 × 31.6 cm (9 3/8 × 12 7/16 in.)
    mount: 42.8 × 59.6 cm (16 7/8 × 23 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.23.14


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Baudoin Lebon, Paris); Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro Collection, New York, 2008; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, lower right in below image in graphite: Chapiteaux colorés; bottom right: L1191✓; on verso, by unknown hand, top left in graphite circled: Ree; top right in graphite circled and crossed out: 8; top right in graphite circled: 8

Wikidata ID

Q64147599

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