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Tivoli

1870
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 760
Gifford first visited Tivoli, Italy, in 1856. Twelve years later, he was drawn back to what he described as “one of the finest views in the world”: the prospect toward Rome up the valley of the Aniene River, past the cascatelle (waterfalls) pouring from the arches of the so-called Villa of Maecenas. Following his customary practice, Gifford made quick on-site pencil sketches from which he later worked to create this painting. His primary interest was in rendering the glowing

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Object Information
  • Title: Tivoli
  • Artist: Sanford Robinson Gifford (Greenfield, New York 1823–1880 New York, New York)
  • Date: 1870
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 26 3/8 x 50 3/8 in. (67 x 128 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert Gordon, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.205.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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