1854
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ancient Trees in the Roman Campagna is a 1854 graphite by Giovanni Costa, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a lone person standing near two huge, twisted trees. The trees have thick trunks and gnarled branches covered in green leaves. The background is a soft, pale sky with a few scattered bushes. The person is dressed in simple clothes and holds something small in their hands. The artist used watercolor, which lets light show through the colors. This makes the scene look airy and natural. The trees look old and strong, almost like they’ve been there forever. Next, check out watercolor to see how artists use this light, see-through style.
Giovanni Costa (15 October 1826 – 31 January 1903), often known as Nino Costa, was an Italian landscape painter and patriotic revolutionary.
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