1750
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Tivoli - Sunset is a 1750 watercolor by George Barret, Sr., a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet, overgrown landscape at dusk. A ruined temple sits on the right, half-hidden by trees. The sky glows soft pink near the horizon, while the foreground is dark and tangled with bushes and broken stone. Light filters through the branches, making some areas glow faintly. The artist used watercolor to capture the fading light, blending colors smoothly. The temple’s columns stand empty, adding a sense of time passing. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
George Barret Sr. (c. 1730 – 29 May 1784) was an Irish landscape artist known for his oil paintings and watercolours. He left Ireland in 1762 to establish himself as an artist in London and quickly gained recognition to…
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