(Studies--Villa Borghese, 2 figures, etc.)
1855
Medium
Drawing
Classification
Drawing
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Pauline Page Howell
Accession Number
1973.183.6A
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
William Page's *Studies—Villa Borghese, figures, etc.* (5) is a lively pencil drawing that captures the artist's keen eye for the natural beauty of Rome's Borghese Gardens. during Page's travels in Italy, this work features quick sketches of iconic pine and poplar trees, alongside two figures, evoking the leisurely atmosphere of this historic public park once part of the opulent Villa Borghese estate. As a study, it reveals Page's process of observation, blending American realism with European influences he encountered abroad. Page (1811–1885), a prominent 19th-century American portraitist a...
About the Artist
William Page · 1811–1885
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