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The image shows a landscape scene featuring a nude figure holding a draped cloth. In the background, there is a cityscape with domed and spired buildings, and an arched bridge. The sky has textured clouds, while the trees on the left and right are finely detailed. The color palette is warm and mainly sepia tones. Another figure on horseback is also visible, adding scale and narrative to the scene.
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The image shows a landscape scene featuring a nude figure holding a draped cloth. In the background, there is a cityscape with domed and spired buildings, and an arched bridge. The sky has textured clouds, while the trees on the left and right are finely detailed. The color palette is warm and mainly sepia tones. Another figure on horseback is also visible, adding scale and narrative to the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Apollo Standing in a River Landscape

Donato Creti

Date
1720/1730
Medium
pen and brown and black ink on laid paper; laid down
Dimensions
overall: 52.5 x 37.9 cm (20 11/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1987.24.1
Credit line
The Armand Hammer Collection
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Baroque
  • Bolognese
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Apollo
Provenance

Chas. Rogers (Lugt 624)

Marks

unidentified collector's mark

NGA object ID 69963. 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.