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May 12, 2009
May 12, 2009
May 11, 2009
View of Rome
View of Rome
c. 1782–1784
Pierre Henri de Valenciennes
(French, 1750–1819)
Oil on paper, mounted on board
Framed: 30 x 49 x 4.5 cm (11 13/16 x 19 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 19.5 x 39 cm (7 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1970.55
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This oil sketch showing St. Peter's Basilica in the distance was painted during the artist's stay in Rome, 1777–85. Its spontaneity and freshness is typical of the artist's outdoor paintings, in which he sought to capture the light and atmosphere of Rome.
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