Garden Capriccio with Antique Ruins
1788
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1788
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Garden Capriccio with Antique Ruins is a 1788 ink by Jean Henry Alexandre Pernet, a Romanticism work, depicting ruins, held at National Gallery of Art.
This watercolor shows a dreamy mix of classical ruins and green gardens. A crumbling stone arch sits in the middle, covered in vines. A small figure walks in the shade. Pernet painted this when he was twenty-five. He used watercolor layers to make light look soft. The ruins feel old but the colors feel fresh. Check out another work by Pernet at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
