The Abbazia, Venice

1900

David Young Cameron

Associated Names
David Young Cameron

Artist, Scottish, 1865 - 1945

The image depicts a scene framed by an ornate archway. The horizon is not visible. The focus is on the architectural elements surrounding the archway. A figure stands in the arched space, illuminated with light filtering through. The style appears to be etching in varying densities of ink, creating depth and shadow. The color scheme is monochromatic in sepia tones, giving a vintage feel. The textures of the stonework and the figure's clothing are detailed.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 30.2 × 20.8 cm (11 7/8 × 8 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.2 × 23.3 cm (13 1/16 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2349

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Rinder 1932, no. 306, State ii/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing Julius Rosenwald [1891-1971], Philadelphia, (Lugt 1932d Lugt 1760b); gift to National Gallery of Art, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1932

  • Rinder, Frank. D.Y. Cameron, an illustrated catalogue of his etchings and drypoints, 1887-1932. Glasgow: Jackson, Wylie and Company, 1932.

Inscriptions

in plate upper left: DYCameron; below plate lower right in graphite: D.Y. Cameron; by later hands in graphite bottom left: The Abbazia, Venice 1901; verso 1901 R806II K.7769

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64954822

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