Temples of Juno, Lucina, and Concordia - Agrigentum, Sicily

1842

Thomas Cole

Associated Names
Thomas Cole

Artist, American, 1801 - 1848

The image shows an elevated view of a rugged landscape with a low horizon. The sky occupies the upper two-thirds of the image. Two ancient columns, partially broken and weathered, are on a rocky outcrop to the right. Loose and sketch-like brushstrokes depict outlines and shades. The color palette is subdued, mainly soft earth tones and beige. In the distance, an ancient temple-like structure can be seen, adding depth to the composition. The rocks and vegetation cascading down the slope are depicted with light and dark contrasts.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with white gouache on brown wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 26.5 × 37.4 cm (10 7/16 × 14 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1965

  • 150 Years of American Drawing, 1780-1930, from the collection of John Davis Hatch, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA, 1965, no. 12.

2022

  • Thomas Cole's Studio: Memory and Inspiration, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill, NY; Albuquerque Museum of Art, 2022-2023 (shown only in Catskill), fig. 27, repro.

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 23.

2022

  • Blaugrund, Annette, and Menconeri, Kate, editors.Thomas Cole's Studio: Memory and Inspiration. Exh. cat. Thomas Cole National Historic Site, Catskill; Albuquerque Museum of Art, Albuquerque, 2022-2023: 45, fig. 27

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Temples of Juno, Lucina + Concordia / Agrigentum; lower left, center and right in graphite: (artist's color notes); upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: B

Wikidata ID

Q64633183

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