Study of landscape, Sorrento
Medium
landscapes
Classification
landscapes
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Roger H. Plowden
Accession Number
1969-121-26
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
William Stanley Haseltine, a prominent American landscape painter of the mid-19th century (5–1900), captured the dramatic beauty of Sorrento's coastline in this 1858 *Study of Landscape, Sorrento*. At just 23 years old,eltine was immersed in his European travels, having left the United States in 1855 to study paint abroad. Sorrento, perched on Italy's Amalfi Coast, offered rugged cliffs, sparkling bays, and Mediterranean light that inspired his precise, luminous depictions of nature. This work reflects his early fascination with European scenery, bridging American Romanticism and emerging Lumi...