Italian Ruins
1780
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1780
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Italian Ruins is a 1780 watercolor by John Claude Nattes, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This watercolor shows old stone ruins with two tall columns and a broken archway in the middle. Behind them, there’s a small village with simple houses, a church tower, and a few trees. The colors are mostly pale greys and browns, with some greenery and a faint sky. The ruins look like they’re left over from ancient times, mixed into a quiet village scene. The artist used soft watercolor strokes to keep it dreamy and a little mysterious. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
John Claude Nattes was a watercolourist and topographical draughtsman of either French or English origin.
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