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The image depicts an ancient ruin surrounded by trees and vegetation. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing the ruin, greenery, and hills in the distance. The artwork features intricate details of stone, foliage, and texture, using a monochromatic color palette of various shades of gray. Closest to the viewer are remnants of classical architecture partly covered by greenery, leading to a landscape with dense clusters of trees and a cloudy sky.
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The image depicts an ancient ruin surrounded by trees and vegetation. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing the ruin, greenery, and hills in the distance. The artwork features intricate details of stone, foliage, and texture, using a monochromatic color palette of various shades of gray. Closest to the viewer are remnants of classical architecture partly covered by greenery, leading to a landscape with dense clusters of trees and a cloudy sky.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Avanzi della Bibliotheca in Villa Adriana

Johann Christian Reinhart

Date
1798
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 28 x 38 cm (11 x 14 15/16 in.) sheet: 39.1 x 49 cm (15 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2003.86.22
Credit line
New Century Fund
Time span
1751 to 1775
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie (plate 22)

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • German
  • Ruins
  • Seated figure
  • Nature
  • Cloud
Provenance

(Thomas Le Claire Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased 2003 by NGA.

NGA object ID 127996. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.