Interior of Church, Sienna

1902
Not on view
Levi was an architect and a painter who worked primarily in watercolor. After attending the School of Architecture at Columbia University, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he was immersed in the classical tradition. This meticulously rendered drawing of the interior of the thirteenth-century cathedral in Siena captures its distinctive striped columns and walls and reflects Levi’s architectural training.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Interior of Church, Sienna
  • Artist: Julian Clarence Levi
  • Date: 1902
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 11 in. (41 x 27.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Julian Clarence Levi, 1971
  • Object Number: 1971.200.3
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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