Nel Monastero dei Santi Quattro (In the Monastery of the Four Saints)

1830s-1840s

Carlo Baldassare Simelli

Associated Names
Carlo Baldassare Simelli

Artist, Italian, 1811 - 1877

The image depicts an interior space with a set of stairs on the left, a figure in a robe in the lower right, and an arched window in the background. Light filters through the window, illuminating part of the room and hinting at foliage outside. The image uses a monochrome palette, primarily in shades of gray. The lines are precise, defining architectural elements and the figure, while softer textures suggest natural elements outside. The view through the window shows a blurred suggestion of foliage without a clear horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.4 × 17.3 cm (8 13/16 × 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.3 × 24.5 cm (13 1/8 × 9 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.120.10

  • Series Title

    Views of Rome

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

James A. Bergquist; gift to National Gallery of Art, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at center: C. B Simelli dpi. ed inc. / Roma - Nel Monastero dei Santi Quattro

Markings

artist's blindstamp at lower right: CS [encircled]

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