Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy, 'Panoramic View of the Bay of Naples', about 1783-9 or 1810-15
About the work
Overview
This view is probably from a rooftop just below the Spanish Quarter in Naples, looking south-east towards the hills of the Sorrento peninsula across the Bay of Naples. Dunouy seems to have taken particular delight in depicting the contrast between the urban and the natural scenery, through subtle lighting effects and the use of suggestive shapes in the architecture and the rolling hills.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Panoramic View of the Bay of Naples
- Artist
- Alexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy
- Artist dates
- 1757 - 1841
- Date made
- about 1783-9 or 1810-15
- Medium and support
- Oil on paper laid on canvas
- Dimensions
- 29.2 × 45.2 cm
- Acquisition credit
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
- Inventory number
- L822
- Location
- Room 39
- Image copyright
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
- Collection
- Main Collection
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