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Cascades at Tivoli

George Loring Brown

National Gallery of Art

The image is an engraved landscape of a rocky cliff with waterfalls cascading down. The perspective is from below looking up at the cliff with the waterfalls. A building, possibly a temple, is visible on the top of the cliff. The engraving uses detailed lines, cross-hatching for depth, texture, and shading. The color palette is monochromatic, using gray tones to depict light and shadow. Foliage and rocks surround the waterfalls, leading the eye up to the structure above.

Artwork Details

Date
1854
Medium
etching
Dimensions
2620 × 3721 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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