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The River Tiber in Rome Looking South Towards St Peter’s and the Castel Sant’ Angelo

Drawing
after 1667 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Lieven, Cruyl (artist)
Place of origin
Rome (drawn)

The Tiber at Rome, with St. Peter's in the distance, and the Castle of St. Angelo seen on the right; two travellers and a lady standing on a balcony in the foreground attended by an old woman; Signed, L. Cruyl, fec: Romæ.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe River Tiber in Rome Looking South Towards St Peter’s and the Castel Sant’ Angelo (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown and grey wash, on vellum
Pen
Brown Ink
Brown Wash
Grey Wash
Vellum
Drawing (Image-Making)
Tinting
Brief description
Drawing 'The River Tiber in Rome Looking South Towards St Peter's and the Castel Sant' Angelo', by Lieven Cruyl, Flemish School, pen and brown ink, after 1667
Physical description
The Tiber at Rome, with St. Peter's in the distance, and the Castle of St. Angelo seen on the right; two travellers and a lady standing on a balcony in the foreground attended by an old woman; Signed, L. Cruyl, fec: Romæ.
Dimensions
  • Height: 190mm
  • Width: 290mm
Style
Flemish School
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
Signed and inscribed in brown ink: by the artist, at lower left, L. Cruyl fec. Romae.; and in the reserved space at bottom, prospectvs pontis ælii a ss. d. n. clemente ix. restavrati et castri s. angeli romæ; and at lower right, in another hand, (with the museum’s Dyce inv. no.), 546.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Rev. Alexander Dyce (1798–1869), London, by whom bequeathed to the museum (L. Suppl. 153b), 1869.
Subjects depicted
Travellers
Women
Balcony
Places depicted
Rome
Saint Peter's Basilica
Castle of St Angelo
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 467, p. 386
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.546

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
Record URL
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