Landscape with Ruined Monuments

Canaletto

1740

ink

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque 18th Century Landscape

About this work

This drawing shows a tall, broken column standing in a grassy area. Behind it is a building with arched windows and a roof, looking old and worn. Trees and bushes grow around the ruins, and the ground has patches of shadow and light. The artist used fine lines to show details like the crumbling stone and the texture of the grass. This was done with a technique called etching. Next, look up etching to see how artists like Canaletto made prints like this.