Second View of the Agrigento Countryside
Französische Grafik 1775–1780, 1778
- Artist
- Französische Grafik 1775–1780
- Date
- 1778
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- pen and brown and black ink with watercolor and gray wash over graphite on laid paper, with a partial framing line in brown and gray ink
- Dimensions
- 23.6 × 34.5 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows a landscape with hills, valleys, a blue sky with clouds, distant mountains, a town or castle, people on a grassy cliff, a procession on a dirt path, and a lone tree. The painting uses delicate brushstrokes and a soft color palette of greens, blues, and earth tones.