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The image is an engraving of a wooded landscape with a stream. The viewer looks down at the stream and rocky cliffs. Foliage dominates the top. Two figures stand on rocks among the trees. The engraving has detailed lines for textures of leaves and rocks. The color palette is shades of grey creating contrast and depth. The depiction is of a serene natural setting.
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The image is an engraving of a wooded landscape with a stream. The viewer looks down at the stream and rocky cliffs. Foliage dominates the top. Two figures stand on rocks among the trees. The engraving has detailed lines for textures of leaves and rocks. The color palette is shades of grey creating contrast and depth. The depiction is of a serene natural setting.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

A Cività Castellana

Johann Christian Reinhart

Date
1793
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 37.9 x 28.4 cm (14 15/16 x 11 3/16 in.) sheet: 49 x 39 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2003.86.39
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 39)

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Tree
  • River
  • Rock
  • Nature
  • Figures
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 128018. 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.