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The image shows a detailed engraving of ancient ruins viewed from a low angle. The ruins dominate the center, depicted with intricate line work to show the texture of weathered stone. Surrounding the ruins are dense foliage and various figures and animals engaged in activities. The overall color palette is grayscale, with the ruins rising against a softly etched sky in the background.
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The image shows a detailed engraving of ancient ruins viewed from a low angle. The ruins dominate the center, depicted with intricate line work to show the texture of weathered stone. Surrounding the ruins are dense foliage and various figures and animals engaged in activities. The overall color palette is grayscale, with the ruins rising against a softly etched sky in the background.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Arco della Toretta o sia parte dell'acqua Claudia, agli Arci vicino a Tivoli

Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

Date
1793
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 37.2 x 28 cm (14 5/8 x 11 in.) sheet: 49.2 x 39.2 cm (19 3/8 x 15 7/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2003.86.53
Credit line
New Century Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Collection ou Suite de Vues Pittoresques de l'Italie (plate 53)

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • German
  • Ruins
  • Landscape
  • plant
  • animal
Provenance

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

NGA object ID 128032. 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.