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View from My Window in Rome (recto)

c. 1819

Carl Ludwig Tischbein

(German, 1797–1855)
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Culture
Germany, 19th century
Medium
graphite and pen and gray ink, framing lines in pen and black ink and graphite
Support
Beige(1) wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 22.4 x 17.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Image: 20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Lawrence Hitchcock Fund 1974.21.a
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Location
Not on view
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Carl Ludwig Tischbein came from a family that produced 28 artists and artisans active in Germany and throughout Europe.

Description

Carl Ludwig Tischbein was one of many artists who traveled from across Europe to Rome during the early 19th century and drew upon the city’s ancient past and its surrounding landscape for inspiration. This spare drawing uses Tischbein's window as a compositional device, framing a casual view of rooftops and walled gardens populated by a variety of plants and a small cat.
A vertically oriented graphite and ink drawing on beige paper shows a view of Rome framed by a tall arch. In the foreground, a cat stalks along a wall past spiky plants. Buildings with pitched roofs and chimneys crowd the middle ground. In the background, the dome of St. Peter's appears. Handwritten German text at the top reads "Aus meinem Fenster in Rom," with "S. Peter" written beside the dome.

View from My Window in Rome (recto)

c. 1819

Carl Ludwig Tischbein

(German, 1797–1855)
Germany, 19th century

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