The image shows an elevated viewpoint of a landscape with trees, a rocky structure resembling a tomb or ruin, and a clear sky with dramatic clouds. A figure on horseback leads a herd of goats across a rocky path. The grayscale color palette creates a serene atmosphere, highlighting details in vegetation and stone. The etching technique captures natural textures and forms, conveying an atmosphere of antiquity.

Sepolcro a Falerium città Etrusca ditrutta

1796

Medium: etching on laid paper
Classification: Portfolio
Period: 1751 to 1775
Image size: 3659 × 4610px

Description

The image shows an elevated viewpoint of a landscape with trees, a rocky structure resembling a tomb or ruin, and a clear sky with dramatic clouds. A figure on horseback leads a herd of goats across a rocky path. The grayscale color palette creates a serene atmosphere, highlighting details in vegetation and stone. The etching technique captures natural textures and forms, conveying an atmosphere of antiquity.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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