View on the Quirinal Hill, Rome
1800
Medium
Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions
11 5/8 x 16 1/8 in. (29.5 x 41 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Whitney Collection, Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003
Accession Number
2003.42.20
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Art Historical Context
Simon Denis's *View on the Quirinal, Rome* (180) captures the timeless allure of one of Rome's hills, a vantage point offering sweeping vistas of the Eternal rooftops, domes, distant landscapes. Painted during's long residency in Romewhere he settled around 6 after training in Antwerp—this small-scale oil sketch reflects the passion for vedute, or topographic views, popular among Grand Tour travelers. At the turn of 19th century, Napoleonic upheavals, such works evoked the grandeur of classical antiquity blending precise observation with atmospheric effects reminiscent of earlier masters Claud...