Accession Number
2012/2.191

Title
Aqueduct of Nerone, Tivoli

Artist(s)
Joseph Antoine David de Marseille

Object Creation Date
18th century

Medium & Support
pen and ink, black chalk and grey wash over graphite on laid paper, laid down

Dimensions
21 3/8 in x 16 in (54.29 cm x 40.64 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Subject matter
A landscape with an aqueduct.

Physical Description
This drawing depicts a landscape with two figures against a tree in dark wash in the lower left foreground and a faintly washed mid-ground scene of a relief of a crowd of figures on an architectural element. An arch of an aqueduct and a faint castle tower somewhat in ruins appear in the background surrounded by lush foliage.

Primary Object Classification
Drawing

Primary Object Type
landscape

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
aqueducts
landscapes (representations)
towers (building divisions)
trees