Arco Oscuro--Over the Via Fiaminia

c. 1890

Elihu Vedder

Associated Names
Elihu Vedder

Artist, American, 1836 - 1923

The pencil drawing features a tree-lined path leading towards a dome structure in the distance. The horizon is high, with the dome and a smaller structure below it dominating the skyline. The sketchy and loose brushstrokes give the scene movement and texture. The color palette is monochrome, using shades of gray on off-white paper. The path is flanked by dense trees on the left and shaded foliage on the right, creating depth and directing the viewer towards the structures.

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1988

  • Borghi & Co., Visions of Italy, 1988, 61.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: Arco Scuro where / pictures of bronzes were/ hidden stolen from station / [illegible]; lower right in graphite: [ill.] Via Flaminia; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 2 (circled)

Wikidata ID

Q64558426

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