La Chiesa, Borgio
1926
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 15.88 x 11.43 cm (6 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.) sheet: 24.77 x 18.1 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of David F. Wright
Accession Number
2009.71.4
Art Historical Context
**La Chiesa, Borgio***John Taylor Arms, 1926* Etching on laid paper; plate: 15.88 × 11.43 cm (6¼ × 4½ in.); sheet: 24.77 × 18.1 cm (9¾ × 7⅛ in.) National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of David F. WrightJohn Taylor Arms, a leading American etcher of the early 20th century, captured the timeless charm of European architecture in *La Chiesa, Borgio* (1926). Depicting a quaint church in the Italian coastal village of Borgio Verezzi, this intimate print reflects Arms' passion for Gothic and Romanesque structures during his extensive travels. Created in the interwar period, when American arti...
About the Artist
John Taylor Arms
John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) was one of America's foremost etchers of the twentieth century, renowned for his meticulous renderings of Gothic architecture. Born in Washington, D.C., he initially pursued law at Princeton University before transferring to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he earned a master's degree in architecture in 1912. He apprenticed as a draftsman and worked for...