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The image depicts a landscape with rocky terrain and dense foliage. The viewpoint is from the bottom of a valley looking upward towards natural rock formations. The horizon is not clearly visible, with the rocky cliffs serving as a boundary against the sky. The painting style appears to be watercolor, showing soft brushstrokes indicating movement in the foliage. The color scheme includes muted greens, browns, and light yellows for highlights. The sky is depicted in blue and pale tones, contrasting with the earthy hues of the cliffs and trees. There are cave-like openings in the rock formations, surrounded by lush vegetation.
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The image depicts a landscape with rocky terrain and dense foliage. The viewpoint is from the bottom of a valley looking upward towards natural rock formations. The horizon is not clearly visible, with the rocky cliffs serving as a boundary against the sky. The painting style appears to be watercolor, showing soft brushstrokes indicating movement in the foliage. The color scheme includes muted greens, browns, and light yellows for highlights. The sky is depicted in blue and pale tones, contrasting with the earthy hues of the cliffs and trees. There are cave-like openings in the rock formations, surrounded by lush vegetation.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Ancient Roman Ruins Overgrown with Trees and Bushes

Johann Gottfried Klinsky

Date
1793/1795
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 27.9 × 43.9 cm (11 × 17 5/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2016.84.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Ruins
  • Tree
  • Rock
  • Nature
  • Wall
Provenance

Eugen Roth [1895-1976], Munich (Lugt 2150b); (Buch- und Kunstantiquariat Robert Wölfle, Munich, by 2016); (via C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 43,3 x 27,8; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: J. G. Klinsky 1765 - 1827

Watermarks

crowned coat of arms

NGA object ID 206299. 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.