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The image depicts a landscape from an elevated point of view. The horizon is high in the composition, marked by a ridge of hills with a building nestled among them. The scene showcases a cluster of trees and rocky outcrops framing the valley. The engraving shows depth and texture through fine lines and shading techniques. The monochrome palette accentuates the depth and texture with black and white contrast defining the vegetation and cliffs. Rocks and fallen branches lie across the landscape. In the distance, clouds scatter in the sky above the terrain.
National Gallery of Art · Portfolio
A Cività Castellana
Johann Christian Reinhart
- Date
- 1794
- Medium
- etching on laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 28.2 x 38.1 cm (11 1/8 x 15 in.) sheet: 39.1 x 49.1 cm (15 3/8 x 19 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Portfolio · Print
- Accession number
- 2003.86.37
- Credit line
- New Century Fund
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie (plate 37)
Subjects and terms
- German
- Landscape
- Tree
- Rock
- Sky
- Building
Provenance
(Thomas Le Claire Kunsthandel, Hamburg); purchased 2003 by NGA.
NGA object ID 128016. 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.