View of the Road from Cascatelles to Tivoli

Description

Many early-19th-century artists traveled to Italy to immerse themselves in the countryside and paint or draw ruins. Claude Thiénon worked in Italy from 1805 to 1819, producing many works, including this view of a picturesque road outside of Rome.

View of the Road from Cascatelles to Tivoli

Claude Thienon

1817

Accession Number

39936

Medium

Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 17.5 × 25.5 cm (6 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Sheet: 26.8 × 35.7 cm (10 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.)

Classification

lithograph

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Harold Joachim Purchase Fund