Anton Sminck van Pitloo, 'View of the Aventine Hill from the Palatine', about 1811-15
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| Full title | View of the Aventine Hill from the Palatine |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anton Sminck van Pitloo |
| Artist dates | 1791 - 1837 |
| Date made | about 1811-15 |
| Medium and support | Oil on paper laid on canvas |
| Dimensions | 31.8 × 44.3 cm |
| Acquisition credit | The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery |
| Inventory number | L861 |
| Location | Not on display |
| Image copyright | The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission |
| Collection | Main Collection |
This view of a scene on the Palatine Hill in Rome looking across the Circus Maximus towards the Aventine Hill, was probably painted before Pitloo's departure for Naples in 1815. His classical training shows in the structure of the composition, in which the mass of the ruined wall on the left contrasts with the almost empty space on the right, where the Tiber appears in the lower corner.
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