Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfi
English Landscape and Watercolour, c. 1885
- Artist
- English Landscape and Watercolour
- Date
- c. 1885
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 36 × 54 cm
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The image shows a landscape with a rugged coastline viewed from an elevated perspective. The composition features cliffs, the sea, and the horizon in a detailed pen and ink style with cross-hatching and parallel lines creating texture and depth. The color scheme is monochromatic sepia, emphasizing light and shadow to highlight the rugged cliffs. The composition includes sharp cliffs on the left leading to jagged peaks in the distance and a smooth sea reaching towards the horizon on the right.