View of the Villa Torlonia, Frascati, at Dusk
This study was painted at Frascati, thirteen miles from Rome. The villa it depicts was owned by the Torlonia, a rich banking family. Its real subject, however, is the deep yet fleeting tones of a sunset’s afterglow. The rendering of color with such minimal light (at the precise moment of moonrise) is exceptional, even for an artist who typically achieved a high degree of refined austerity in his paintings.
Artwork Details
- Title: View of the Villa Torlonia, Frascati, at Dusk
- Artist: Paul Flandrin (French, Lyons 1811–1902 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1834–38
- Medium: Oil on paper, laid down on paper
- Dimensions: 8 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (22.5 x 30.2 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: The Whitney Collection, Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.42.28
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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