Entrance to the Gardens of the Villa Giulia

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746/1749

The drawing shows a view of a setting from a slightly elevated position. The focus is on architectural elements, trees, and buildings. The sketch-like technique uses cross-hatching for shadows and depth. The color… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Joseph-Marie Vien ¹
Date: 1746/1749 ¹
Medium: black chalk on laid paper ¹
Original: 4,587 × 3,149 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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Close in palette, light and contrast · computed

A work made of color stipple engraving on paper.

Black and white print of a nude woman lying on a blanket outdoors at left and a nude woman holding a small child's hand at right, with a prominent tree left of center and a body of water in the lower-right corner

A work made of pen and black ink, heightened with touches of white gouache, over graphite, on ivory card.

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