Nel Palazzo Giustiniani (In the Palazzo Giustiniani)

1830s-1840s

Carlo Baldassare Simelli

Associated Names
Carlo Baldassare Simelli

Artist, Italian, 1811 - 1877

This is a drawing of a staircase in an architectural setting. The image shows a wide stone staircase leading upwards, framed by an archway at the top. The stairway is steep and consists of numerous uniform steps. The light creates a contrast between the shadowed lower area and the illuminated upper landing, highlighting the open space at the top. The foreground contains elements associated with classical architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18 × 22.9 cm (7 1/16 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 × 23 cm (9 9/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.120.13

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 Palazzo Giustiniani

Markings

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

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