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The Temple of Concord on the Wall, Girgenti

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape with a classical Greco-Roman structure on top of a rocky cliff. The drawing is done with expressive pencil or charcoal lines, featuring rugged rocks in the foreground and rolling hills in the distance. The color scheme is monochromatic, using shades of gray and black. The sky has a light texture, hinting at cloudy or overcast weather.

Artwork Details

Date
1913
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
4134 × 3276 px
Public Domain
Yes
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