Fabriques à Tivoli (Buildings at Tivoli)

1828

Jules Coignet

Associated Names
Jules Coignet

Artist, French, 1798 - 1860

The image shows an elevated point of view of a rocky terrain with buildings on a cliff. The horizon is not distinctly visible. The illustration features detailed pencil strokes capturing textures of rock surfaces and foliage. A path leads along the cliff's edge with rocks and vegetation. Various buildings of differing heights and archways are on the cliff's edge. The color palette is grayscale, emphasizing light and shadow. The background shows a gorge with layered rocks, highlighting the height and precariousness of the structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    crayon lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 58.7 x 42.2 cm (23 1/8 x 16 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.10.7

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(C.G. Boerner), New York; purchased 1996 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: J. Coignet / 1828.; lower center below image: FABRIQUES A TIVOLI. / No. 12.; lower left below image: Chez Moyon, éditeur, r. de l'Université, no. 5.; lower right below image: Imp. Lith. de Villain, r. de Sèvres, no. 23.; by later hand, lower left in graphite: He, IV, 2a / G.K. 1320; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Jules Coignet (1798/1860) / Th B. VII [?] 179) / Br.; by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: 175

Markings

BS: M

Wikidata ID

Q75396231

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