The Sabine Hills and Rocca Santo Stefano Seen from Civitella
1835
Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 28.3 x 44.5 cm (11 1/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as the Gift of Joan and David Maxwell
Accession Number
2007.111.63
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Ludwig Deurer · 1806–1847
Ludwig Friedrich Deurer (1806–1847) was a German history painter whose brief career bridged Romanticism and the Nazarene movement, blending meticulous draftsmanship with historical and genre subjects. Born in Mannheim on July 16, 1806, he was the son of the esteemed painter and gallery inspector Peter Ferdinand Deurer and Susette Fröhlich. After completing his studies at the gymnasium, Deurer trai...