The Baths of Caracalla, Rome

Willem van Nieuwlandt II

Associated Names
Willem van Nieuwlandt II

Artist, Dutch, 1584 - 1635/1636

The image shows ancient ruins with classical architectural elements. The horizon is implied by the ruins' elevation. The scene features ornate arches and walls overgrown with vegetation. Delicate ink work with precise brushstrokes creates a balance of dark and light, emphasizing depth and shadow. The color palette is subdued with grays and browns on a light, sepia background. A fragment of carved architectural detail is visible in the foreground.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Salomon Gautier, Paris (Lugt 2978); Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal[1907-1994] , Charlottesville, VA, March 1965; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA and tour, 1973-1975.

1989

  • The Spell of Italy: Travel Accounts 1800-1914, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, March 5-July 30, 1989.

Bibliography

1975

  • "Drawings for Theater and Architecture: A Special View of a Noted Virginia Collection of Master Drawings," Arts in Virginia, 15 (Spring 1975), 2, 11 (illus.).

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 94 (reproduced).

Inscriptions

upper right in brown ink: N 19.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 3250

Wikidata ID

Q64636129

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