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Painting of Pompeii

Drawing
1896 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour painting of a street in Pompeii, depicting buildings on one side of the road with some remains of the decorated exteriors visible. It is painted from the perspective of the looking up at the buildings from the cobbled road, which is seen to the right with shadows cast on it.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePainting of Pompeii
Materials and techniques
Watercolour painted on paper
Brief description
Luigi Bazzani; painting of a street in Pompeii, 1896, watercolour
Physical description
Watercolour painting of a street in Pompeii, depicting buildings on one side of the road with some remains of the decorated exteriors visible. It is painted from the perspective of the looking up at the buildings from the cobbled road, which is seen to the right with shadows cast on it.
Dimensions
  • Image length: 34.9cm
  • Image width: 50cm
Style
Production typeUnique
Collection
Accession number
1428-1901

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Record createdJune 8, 2009
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