1639
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Baths of Caracalla is a 1639 by Bartholomeus Breenbergh, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a tall, narrow building with a dome and a tall column in front of it. The ground is uneven, with rocks and plants scattered around. The sky is filled with wavy, textured lines, almost like water or wind. A few small figures stand near the building, but they’re hard to make out. The dome and column suggest this is an ancient Roman bathhouse. The artist used lots of cross-hatching—tiny parallel lines—to create shadows and depth. Look up Baroque to see how this style used drama and movement in art.
Bartholomeus Breenbergh (before 13 November 1598 – after 3 October 1657) was a Dutch Golden Age painter of Italian and Italianate landscapes, in Rome (1619-1630) and Amsterdam (1630-1657).
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