Villa of Maecenas

Villa of Maecenas
Villa of Maecenas
Villa of Maecenas
Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada. Purchase, George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund, 1986 (29-118) photo credit: Larry Ostrom
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Artist
Studio of Wilson
Title
Villa of Maecenas
Date
Undated
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
Metric: 53.2 x 43 cm
Imperial: 20 15/16 x 16 15/16 in.
Accession Number
29-118
Wilson Online Reference
P137E
Description
The scene features one of the vast arcaded galleries of what was thought at the time to be the ruined Villa of Maecenas. To the right a monk directs a well-dressed lady carrying papers towards a small archway. On the left a river winds its way behind a poplar or cypress tree. The shadows fall sharply from the upper left.
Provenance
Purchase, George Taylor Richardson Memorial Fund, 1986
Signature/inscription
Unsigned; no inscription
Related Drawings
D130 Wilson, The Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
Related Prints
E43 M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Twelve Etchings of Views in Italy - Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection, New Haven
E43A M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
E43B M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, The British Museum
E43C M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, Royal Academy of Arts, London
E43D M.A. Rooker after Wilson,Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
E43E M.A. Rooker after Wilson, Villa of Mæcenas at Tivoli, National Museum Wales, Cardiff
E88 T.A. Prior after Wilson, Ruins in Italy, National Museum Wales, Cardiff