Villa of the Maecena and the Cascatelli, Tivoli
John 'Warwick' Smith 1749 - 1831
Summary
A landscape with the foreground dropping steeply into a valley in the middleground and re-emerging as a hill in the background. In the foreground is a track with a grapevine supported by canes on the left and trees to the right overhanging the steep drop and in the background the hill is covered with trees and has a romanesque style building situated on high ground above two cascades.
Object Name
Villa of the Maecena and the Cascatelli, Tivoli
Creators Name
Date Created
1781 (circa)
Dimensions
support: 51.2cm x 39cm
accession number
1927.70
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Support
paper
Medium
watercolour
gouache
pencil
Credit
Gift of Misses Mary Catherine, Loetitia and Julia Sharpe
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