View of the Castle Sant'Angelo and the Ospedale di Santo Spirito [recto]

c. 1552/1566

Attributed to Étienne Dupérac

Associated Names
Étienne Dupérac

Artist, French, c. 1525 - 1601/1604

The image shows an aerial view of a cityscape with detailed buildings and a river. Prominent structures include a circular tower on the right and a pavilion on the left. The drawing features precise lines, capturing the texture of the stone and the flow of the river. The color palette is sepia-toned. Closest to the viewer, dynamic lines represent water movement, with small figures and a floating barrel adding scale to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.4 x 41.6 cm (11 3/16 x 16 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.40.1.a

Associated Artworks

The image shows a sketch of a person lying on their side. The person is facing forward with their head turned slightly to the side, resting on their arm. Their facial features are delicately sketched, and their hair is wavy. The individual is wearing flowing, draped garments with floral patterns. There are decorative elements or jewelry on their wrist and in their hair, and they hold a cluster of leaves or flowers. The background is a light sketch of an architectural cityscape.

View of the Tiber; Copy of a Roman Sculpture of a Bacchante [verso]

Étienne Dupérac

1552

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

unidentified collector's mark; Sir Bruce Ingram (Lugt 1405a); Carl Winter; Brod Gallery

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 50.

Bibliography

1978

  • The origins of the Italian veduta. Brown University, Providence, RI, 1978 17.

1981

  • Olszewski 1981, 45.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, lower left: tissiano

Wikidata ID

Q64536814

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