Tivoli
1795
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1795
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Tivoli is a 1795 watercolor by John 'Warwick' Smith, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet hillside scene with a rocky cliff rising in the background. At the top sits a small, fortress-like building with towers and walls. Below, a lone cow grazes near a tree with bare branches, while a person sits on the ground nearby. The colors are soft—pinks in the cliffs, greens in the trees, and a pale sky. The artist used light to make the cliffs look warm and the shadows deep, giving the scene a peaceful, almost dreamy feel. Next, check out Romanticism to see how this painting fits into that movement.
A watercolour by John 'Warwick' Smith from 1795 depicts a view of Tivoli, and the work is signed and dated on the reverse of its mount.
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John 'Warwick' Smith (1749–1831) was an artist, born in Irthington.
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