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Civitella Seen from the North

1820/1825

Johann Joachim Faber

Associated Names

Johann Joachim Faber

Artist, German, 1778 - 1846

The image displays a landscape painting with an elevated point of view. A ridge leads towards distant peaks. The horizon is in the upper third, with buildings atop the central ridge. The brushstrokes are broad and expressive, capturing the texture of the terrain. The sky has a mix of blues and grays with clouds. The color palette includes earthy tones for the landscape and cooler hues in the sky. The hillside is steep with grass and shrubs, leading the eye into the distance where the hills recede.

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Artwork overview

Medium

oil paint over indented lines on beige prepared laid paper
Credit Line

Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Helen Porter and James T. Dyke
Dimensions

sheet: 21.3 x 28 cm (8 3/8 x 11 in.)
Accession Number

2007.111.76

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, Hamburg. Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

1996

In the Light of Italy: Corot and Early Open-Air Painting, NGA; The Brooklyn Museum; The Saint Louis Art Museum, 1996 - 1997, no. 75.

2010

German Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1580 - 1900, NGA, 2010, 35, 36, 37, no. 66.

Wikidata ID

Q64582045

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