A View of the Tiber from the North Bank, with the Temple of Vesta, the Campanile of S. Maria in Cosmedin and the Ponte Rotto
Medium
Brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk. Framing lines in pen and brown ink.
Dimensions
8 3/4 x 12 13/16 in. (22.3 x 32.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff Gift, 1978
Accession Number
1978.271
Tags
Art Historical Context
In 1819, French artist Achille-Etna Michallon captured the timeless allure of Rome in *A View of the Tiber the North Bank, with the Temple of Vesta, Campanile of S. Maria in Cosmedin the Ponte Rotto*. A pioneering landscape painter and winner of the prestigious Prix de Rome in 2, Michallon traveled to Italy to study classical antiquity firsthand. This intimate drawing, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints collection, reflects the era's Grand Tour fascination with Rome's ancient ruins and vibrant river life, blending human activity—men and boats along the Tiber—with endur...
About the Artist
Achille-Etna Michallon (French) · 1796 –1822
French, Paris 1796–1822 Paris