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The image shows a classical building with Corinthian columns and arched openings, surrounded by vegetation. Two figures are depicted fishing near the ruins. In the background, there are hills, trees, and sky rendered in muted tones. The artwork features delicate linework with watercolor or ink washes, creating a soft, atmospheric quality. The color palette includes earthy tones, grays, soft browns, and pale greens, evoking a historical ambiance.
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The image shows a classical building with Corinthian columns and arched openings, surrounded by vegetation. Two figures are depicted fishing near the ruins. In the background, there are hills, trees, and sky rendered in muted tones. The artwork features delicate linework with watercolor or ink washes, creating a soft, atmospheric quality. The color palette includes earthy tones, grays, soft browns, and pale greens, evoking a historical ambiance.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Roman Ruin

Antonio Zucchi

Date
1788
Medium
pen and brown and gray ink with brown, gray, and red wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 42 × 53.1 cm (16 9/16 × 20 7/8 in.) sheet: 46.2 × 58.6 cm (18 3/16 × 23 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2017.28.1
Credit line
Purchased as the Gift of Vincent J. Buonanno
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Rome
  • architecture
Provenance

(sale, Koller Auktionen, Zurich, 22 March 2016, no. 3443); (Lowell Libson Ltd, London); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in brown ink: Ant: Zucchi, 1788

NGA object ID 209514. 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.