Villa di Papa Giulio

c. 1635

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image shows a drawing of a classical building, focusing on architectural details like arches and pilasters. The perspective captures the left side of the building with the horizon aligning with the rooftop. The drawing uses delicate ink wash brushstrokes in soft tans and grays. The landscape includes trees and shrubs, with a clear sky and a few wispy clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 18.6 x 13.3 cm (7 5/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
    support: 23.9 x 18 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.71.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roethlisberger 1968, no. 120

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jonathan Richardson Sr. (Lugt 2184); John Barnard (Lugt 1419); J. Brett; R. Johnson (Lugt 2216); (Colnaghi, London, as of 1953); Sir David Kelly; (sale, Sotheby's, London, April 7 1975, no. 111) (via Yvonne Tan Bunzl, London); purchased 1975 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1968

  • Roethlisberger, Marcel. Claude Lorrain: The Drawings. 2 vols. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1968.

Inscriptions

in unknown hand, upper right: Vigna di Papa Giulio; in later hand, across bottom verso: cf. Louvre drawing, repd JPH 'Claude Drawings' pl-1.

Wikidata ID

Q64540121

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