Artwork
View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome
View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome is a drawing by the Baroque artist Jan Asselijn. It dates from 1642 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Accession no.
- 1972.360
- Credit line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Schermer
About this work
Overview
Jan Asselyn's 'View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome' is a 1642 drawing depicting a Roman cityscape, now held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing shows the worn Ponte Rotto bridge in Rome, with crumbling stone walls and arches spanning a river, and buildings on the far side. The scene conveys age and decay, yet also beauty and tranquility.
Technique & Style
Asselyn's use of chiaroscuro and dramatic lighting, characteristic of the Baroque movement, captures the texture of the stone and the play of light on the water, rendered in a range of grays and browns with darker shadows.
Artist & collection
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