View of the Terme di Caracalla in Rome

1845

From the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst

Romanticism Early 19th Century Cityscape

Dominant colour

View of the Terme di Caracalla in Rome is a 1845 by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Statens Museum for Kunst.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1845 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: Statens Museum for Kunst

About this work

This painting shows a crumbling brick ruin with a big archway in the center, surrounded by green grass and rocks. A dirt path leads up to it, with a horse-drawn wagon and two people riding away from the ruins. The sky is bright with soft clouds, and the whole scene looks warm in the sunlight. The artist focused on how old buildings mix with nature—notice how the ivy climbs the bricks and the shadows stretch long across the ground. This painting was made in 1845 as a way to show how history blends with the present. Look up Romanticism next to see how artists used ruins like this to tell stories about time and nature.