A View through Three of the North-Western Arches of the Third Storey of the Coliseum
| A View through Three of the North-Western Arches of the Third Storey of the Coliseum | |
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| Danish: Udsigt gennem tre buer i Colosseums tredje stokværk | |
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| Artist | C. W. Eckersberg |
| Year | 1815 or 1816 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 32 cm × 49.5 cm (13 in × 20 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen |
A View through Three of the North-Western Arches of the Third Storey of the Coliseum is a painting by the Danish painter C. W. Eckersberg. It was painted in 1815 or 1816 when Eckersberg sojourned in Rome, painting a series of works of the ancient ruins of the city.[1]
The details of the ruins are precisely observed as they appear at the Colosseum in Rome. The views of the city, however, are a construction as Eckersberg connected three separate views to create a new harmony.[1] The Royal Engraving Collection has two sketches Eckersberg did to plan his work.
An example of Danish Golden Age painting, the work was included in a Danish canon on art.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Monrad, Kasper (2 February 2013). "En harmonisk helhed". National Gallery of Denmark. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Kulturkanonen" (PDF). Kulturkanonen, p. 43. Danish Ministry of Culture. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
Further reading[edit]
- (in Danish) Kasper Monrad: "Udsigt gennem tre buer – Dansk-tyske kunstnermøder i Danmark, Tyskland og Italien", in William Gelius and Stig Miss (eds.): Under samme himmel – Land og by i dansk og tysk kunst 1800-1850, Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen 2000
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