Source of the Gordicchio
Medium
architecture
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Milton Einstein
Accession Number
1959-49-230
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Source of the Gordicchio Joseph Pennell (1857–1926), an American artist renowned for his travels and depictions of architecture across Europe, created *Source of the Gordic* in 1895. Born in Philadelphia, Pennell spent much of his career active in England where he mastered printmaking techniques like etching and lithography to capture the grandeur of buildings, landscapes, and urban scenes. This work, classified as architecture and housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Smithsonian Collection, reflects his fascination with structural forms and natural settings during the late 19th...