Study after Old Master

Elihu Vedder, c. 1858

The image shows an interior architectural space with columns and arches. The drawing features a large room with high arches, columns, stone staircases, and groups of people in various poses. Light shading adds depth… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Elihu Vedder ¹
Date: c. 1858 ¹
Medium: pen and ink on wove paper ¹
Original: 3,650 × 3,577 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Borghi, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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The image shows a winter scene with a rustic homestead and its surroundings. The sky is filled with thick, gray clouds with patches of blue. In the distance, there are silhouettes of bare trees partially obscured by…

The image depicts a scene with multiple figures. A seated person is in the upper part of the image, dressed in flowing robes, with distinct facial features including pronounced eyebrows and a beard. They are seated…

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Similar light, opposite temperature · computed

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