A Sunny Street at Tivoli
Læssøe enrolled at the Royal Academy in 1834, but did not regularly attend classes; he is also known to have been tutored by Christen Købke for a short time. Living abroad in Rome, where he moved in 1844, Læssøe made drawings and paintings that demonstrate his passion for his adopted land. This wash drawing is a study of light and shade and shows a meticulously rendered, narrow and imperfect street in Tivoli, a town just outside Rome, baked by the sun.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Sunny Street at Tivoli
- Artist: Thorald Læssøe (Danish, Frederikshavn 1816–1878 Copenhagen)
- Date: 1846
- Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 14 13/16 in. (28.6 × 37.6 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.12
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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