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This is a drawing of an architectural setting featuring classical ruins. The drawing depicts an elaborate archway with intricately designed columns and a coffered ceiling. Large urns adorn the niches within the arch. In the background, there are more remnants of ancient architecture, including a partly collapsed building and classical columns. The scene is set against a mountainous landscape under a lightly clouded sky.
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This is a drawing of an architectural setting featuring classical ruins. The drawing depicts an elaborate archway with intricately designed columns and a coffered ceiling. Large urns adorn the niches within the arch. In the background, there are more remnants of ancient architecture, including a partly collapsed building and classical columns. The scene is set against a mountainous landscape under a lightly clouded sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Architectural Fantasy with a Triumphal Arch

Giuseppe Antonio Landi

Date
before 1753
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 16 x 17.9 cm (6 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.) sheet: 24 x 34 cm (9 7/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1982.24.9
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Alcune Prospettive: pl.8

Subjects and terms

  • fantasy
  • architecture
  • Bolognese
Inscription

upper right in plate: 8

NGA object ID 61151. 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.