Forum of Nerva, Rome
1800
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1800
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This painting shows a crumbling stone building with tall columns and carvings. People in old-fashioned clothes stand around a wooden wheel, maybe for washing clothes. A striped cloth hangs between two posts, and the sky above is painted with soft blue clouds. The ruins look like they’re from ancient Rome, but the people are dressed like they’re from a few hundred years ago. The artist mixed real old buildings with everyday life. If you like this mix of history and daily life, check out Romanticism.
