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Italian Lake Scene with Villa (from Cropsey Album)

Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white painting of a body of water with a villa and trees on the shoreline. The villa has three levels with archways and columns on the second level. A bridge extends from the villa over the water. The shoreline on the right side of the image has a steep drop. A small boat with two people is on the water on the right side. Trees line the shoreline on both sides of the villa. The sky is light with some clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
1849
Medium
Pen and brown ink and lead-white gouache on light brown wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 416 px
Public Domain
Yes
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