Walls of the Colosseum in Rome
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Walls of the Colosseum in Rome is a 1850 watercolor by Leitch, a British Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows old stone ruins with tall columns and crumbling walls. The light hits the buildings unevenly, making some parts look bright and others shadowy. A lone figure sits on a low wall in the foreground, while the background has a tall, broken tower. The artist focused on how sunlight changes the look of ancient stone. The brushstrokes are loose, almost sketchy, giving it a quick, on-the-spot feel. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this painting in person.
A watercolour by Leitch from 1850 depicts the interior walls of the Colosseum in Rome.
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This watercolor artist captured wide skies and sturdy stone in mid-19th-century Britain and Italy.
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