Fortified Bridge against Distant Mountains

c. 1760

Pietro Giacomo Palmieri

Associated Names
Pietro Giacomo Palmieri

Artist, Italian, 1737 - 1804

The image depicts a landscape with a mountain rising from the water's edge. A fortification or tower is located on the mountain. The illustration shows fine etching lines detailing the mountain peaks, buildings, and water ripples. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia or brown tones. Three figures stand near the water, while a bridge extends over the water to a masonry structure. In the distance, a carriage drawn by horses moves towards the mountain. The sky has birds flying in it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22.9 x 37 cm (9 x 14 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.7.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sale, Sotheby's, New York, 16 January 1985, no. 213); (David Tunick, Inc.); acquired 1985 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1985

  • Sotheby's, New York: 1/16/85, lot 213.

Inscriptions

lower right in pen and brown ink: Palmerius In / Fecit; later hand upper right verso in graphite: 36 (circled); across bottom verso: 445853/8142855/0020/lot LOT 213 / DTIKSSHWX

Wikidata ID

Q64619682

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