The image depicts a classical ruins scene with a temple and its surroundings. The artwork is created through etching, showing intricate patterns of lines and crosshatching. The color palette is monochromatic with dark ink providing contrast against the lighter paper. Two figures sit on a grassy slope near the temple. The temple has vertical columns and the landscape gently leads to distant mountains.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1845
- Medium
- etching on chine collé
- Dimensions
- 4621 × 3140 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original