Caption

Ancient ruins and travelers on a path, print, Ruin of an ancient gate with Corinthian columns. On the path passing under the gate, two travelers with two dogs. In the background, a mountainous landscape. The whole is framed by a second gate in the foreground., printmaker: Tranquillo Orsi, Italy, after design by Giovanni Migliara, 1795 - c. 1845, paper, etching, height 276 mm x width 211 mm, landscape with ruins, 'en route', traveller under way, Corinthian order, architecture, An ink illustration shows a ruined stone structure framed by a large archway, with weathered columns topped by ornate capitals and stacked masonry above them; a wooden beam rests across the upper stones and vines hang down from crevices. In the foreground two men stand with walking sticks near a rough stone path strewn with debris and small rocks, while a small dog trots nearby. Beyond the columns, a gated area of wooden stakes and a piled bundle of material sit against the wall, and further back an arched passageway opens to a distant building and a sloping landscape. The scene is rendered with dense crosshatching and fine line work creating textured shadows across brickwork and plaster surfaces.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B26_031

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Rights managed

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46.9Mb (7.3Mb) / 11.5in x 15.8in / 3459 x 4740 (300dpi)

Keywords

Ancient ruins travelers path print Ruin ancient gate Corinthian columns passing under gate two travelers two dogs background mountainous landscape whole framed second gate foreground printmaker Tranquillo Orsi Italy design Giovanni Migliara 1795 - c 1845 paper etching height 276 mm x width 211 mm landscape ruins en route traveller under way Corinthian order architecture ink illustration ruined stone structure framed large archway weathered columns topped ornate capitals stacked masonry them wooden beam rests across upper stones vines hang down crevices foreground two men stand walking sticks near rough stone strewn debris small rocks small dog trots nearby Beyond columns gated area wooden stakes piled bundle material sit wall further back arched passageway opens distant building sloping landscape scene rendered dense crosshatching fine line work creating textured shadows across brickwork plaster surfaces