The Old Palace at Tivoli

c. 1764

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Associated Names
Franz Edmund Weirotter

Artist, Austrian, 1730 - 1771

The image displays an aerial view of a ruin with stone structures. The ruins overshadow the background, with remnants of arches in the far distance. The etching technique captures textures precisely, from the stone surfaces to the foliage. The color scheme is sepia or black and white. A waterfall with rocks and vegetation is in the foreground, along with two small figures and a seated person. In the distance, another figure is faintly visible through the arches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper [proof state]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 15.5 x 10.9 cm (6 1/8 x 4 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1989.63.3

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1959

  • OEUVRE DE F.E. WEIROTTER, publ. Paris, after 1771 (L.C.# NE 2180 .W4A3).

Wikidata ID

Q74884081

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