A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)

Q: When was "A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)" created?

This artwork was created 1814–15.

Q: Is "A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)" in the public domain?

Yes, A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

1814–15

Medium

Graphite, brush and gray wash, framed with graphite and brush and blue watercolor

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 13/16 x 13 3/4 in. (25 x 35 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2012

Accession Number

2012.378

Tags

Churches

Art Historical Context

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg a pioneering Danish artist often called the father of Denmark's Golden Age of Painting, captured this precise architectural study during his formative travels in Rome around 1814–15. Titled *A Section of the Via Sacra Rome (The Church of Cosmas and Damian)* the drawing depicts a segment of the ancient Sacred Way in the Roman Forum, leading toward the historic 6th-century church built by Pope Felix IV on the ruins of pagan temples. Eckersberg's keen eye for light and structure transforms this everyday Roman vista into a timeless record of classical antiquity blend...

A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)

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