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Vue de Ruines, à Tindare

Thales Fielding

1815

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Romanticism Early 19th Century Ruins

Dominant colour

Vue de Ruines, à Tindare is a 1815 ink by Thales Fielding, a Romanticism work, depicting Ruins, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Thales Fielding
When & what style?: 1815 · Romanticism
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

The painting shows old stone ruins in soft light. It’s a quiet scene—no people, just weathered columns and crumbling walls. Fielding used a printmaking trick called aquatint. It lets him make areas of tone, like soft shadows or hazy skies, without lines. The paper has a woven texture you can almost feel. Look for more prints by Thales Fielding at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.