Caption

Figures in ancient ruins whim, unknown Italian painter, fantastic architecture, Italian painting, staffage, ruins, whim, 18th century, painting, height 87 cm, width 141.8 cm, A landscape showing classical stone ruins with tall ornate columns and an arched gateway in the foreground, painted in muted browns and beiges for the stonework and dark green and teal for the sky and distant hills; a few human figures in period clothing stand and sit near the ruins, rendered in earthy tones of brown, gray, blue, and muted red; a small group of sheep grazes near the figures, colored white and gray; a lone tree with branches and sparse leaves appears on the right in shades of brown and green; a body of water and low buildings sit in the middle distance beneath a band of pale bluish-gray sky with a single pale cloud, and scattered rocks and vegetation in browns and greens occupy the foreground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A16_263

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Available size

49.9Mb (2.6Mb) / 17.7in x 11.0in / 5306 x 3286 (300dpi)

Keywords

Figures ancient ruins whim unknown Italian painter fantastic architecture Italian painting staffage 18th century painting height 87 cm width 141.8 cm landscape showing classical stone ruins tall ornate columns arched gateway foreground painted muted browns beiges stonework dark green teal sky distant hills human figures period clothing stand sit near rendered earthy tones brown gray blue muted red small group sheep grazes near figures colored white lone tree branches sparse leaves right shades green body water low buildings sit middle distance beneath band pale bluish-gray sky single pale cloud scattered rocks vegetation browns greens occupy foreground.