Brooklyn Museum: European Art: View at Tivoli

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View at Tivoli

Perched atop the tufa cliffs and cascading waterfall of Tivoli, a hill town outside Rome, the ancient Roman Temple of Vesta beckoned to open-air painters as the epitome of the picturesque—a site filled with rich historical associations and natural splendors. Depicting the monument from below, Thuillier turns the jagged cliff with its stubbornly clinging foliage into a study of light and shade, with a range of cream, orange, ocher, and rust hues defining the crevices and crags.

Artist: Pierre Thuillier, French, 1799-1858
Medium: Oil on linen
Place Made: Europe
Dates: 1840 or 1842
Dimensions: 23 x 16 3/8 in. (58.4 x 41.6 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right: "P Th"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Beaux-Arts Court, South, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 1990.100
Credit Line: Gift of The Roebling Society
Image: Overall, 1990.100_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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