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    The Aqueduct of Nero

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    The Aqueduct of Nero
    The Aqueduct of Nero
    The Aqueduct of Nero
    Tate, London 2014
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    Artist
    Richard Wilson (1713/14-1782)
    Title
    The Aqueduct of Nero
    Date
    c.1752 (undated)
    Medium
    Black chalk with white highlights on ochre prepared laid paper
    Dimensions
    Metric: 203 x 263 mm
    Imperial: 8 x 10 3/8 in.
    Collection
    Tate, London. To license image, click here.
    Accession Number
    T09278
    Wilson Online Reference
    D122
    Description
    The view is near the Porta Maggiore, Rome, where a sequence of arches runs along the present Via Statilia towards the Lateran.
    Provenance
    Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
    Signature/inscription
    Unsigned; inscribed in graphite, upper right: Aquad. of Nero
    Techniques and materials
    Wilson began by applying a chalky, ochre-coloured wash to the paper. He then worked over the surface with black chalk, using quite light pressure. Diagonal hatchings of heavily applied chalk define the shadows in the arches. Subtle white chalk highlights have been added to the central right arches. A similar technique is used in D123 View from the Capitol, Tate, London.
    Subject
    These arches form a section of the Emperor Nero's Aqueduct (Arcus Neroniani) that drew water from the aqueduct of Claudius and carried it to the Domus Aurea. The aqueduct was extended to the Palatine by the Emperor Domitian. It can still be seen at many points between Porta Maggiore and the Palatine.
    Related Drawings
    D123 View from the Capitol, Tate, London
    Updated by Compiler
    2016-03-07 00:00:00

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    • Adolf Paul Oppé (1878-1957)
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