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The image shows a narrow alleyway surrounded by old stone buildings. The viewpoint is from inside the alley, looking through a series of archways creating a tunnel effect. The scene features intricate architectural details and textures depicted in an etching style with fine lines and hatch marks. The color scheme is monochromatic, using sepia tones and black for contrast. In the distance, there is hanging laundry and sparse vegetation on the buildings.
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The image shows a narrow alleyway surrounded by old stone buildings. The viewpoint is from inside the alley, looking through a series of archways creating a tunnel effect. The scene features intricate architectural details and textures depicted in an etching style with fine lines and hatch marks. The color scheme is monochromatic, using sepia tones and black for contrast. In the distance, there is hanging laundry and sparse vegetation on the buildings.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Amalfi

Francis Seymour Haden

Date
in or before 1858
Medium
etching and drypoint
Dimensions
sheet: 12.9 × 8.4 cm (5 1/16 × 3 5/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.4730
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • Street
  • British
  • Mountain
  • City
  • Building

NGA object ID 7647. 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.