Fortificazioni dei bassi tempi sopra il Ponte Nomentano (Fortifications of the Ponte Nomentano)

1830s-1840s

Carlo Baldassare Simelli

Associated Names
Carlo Baldassare Simelli

Artist, Italian, 1811 - 1877

The image shows an interior view of a vaulted architectural structure, with an archway framing the scene. The interior features shadows, arches, and a figure leading livestock. The color palette is predominantly sepia. The pathway continues through another archway into the open space visible in the distance. The print is on textured, aged paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of James A. Bergquist

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.2 × 17.1 cm (8 3/4 × 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 33.2 × 24 cm (13 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.120.14

  • 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 - Fortificazioni dei bassi tempi / sopra il Ponte Nomentano

Markings

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

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