Souvenir Album with Views of Naples, Southern Italy, and Sicily
1848
Medium
album of sixty-five drawings in pen and black ink on tracing paper
Classification
Volume
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased as the Gift of Joan and David Maxwell
Accession Number
2015.86.1
Art Historical Context
Step into the sun-drenched landscapes of 19th-century Italy with *Souvenir Album with Views of Naples, Southern Italy, and Sicily*, created by Antonio Senape in 1848. This charming volume, now housed in the National Gallery Art's Department of Prints and Drawings (CG-E), comprises sixty-five meticulous pen and black ink drawings on tracing paper. Purchased as the gift of Joan and David, it serves as a tangible memento of the Grand Tour era, when affluent Europeans journeyed south for inspiration amid the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies' dramatic vistas. The album captures the allure of Naples, it...