Ruine Frauenkirch mit dem Grabmale der Genoveva und des Pfalzgrafen Siegfried (Ruins of the Church of Our Lady with the Tombs of Genevieve and Count Siegfried)
1821
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1821
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Ruine Frauenkirch mit dem Grabmale der Genoveva und des Pfalzgrafen Siegfried (Ruins of the Church of Our Lady with the Tombs of Genevieve and Count Siegfried) is a 1821 ink by Domenico Quaglio, a Romanticism work, depicting monasteri, held at National Gallery of Art.
This lithograph shows crumbling church walls and two old tombs in moonlight. The artist uses fine, grainy lines to give a ghostly glow to the ruins. You can almost feel the quiet night air. Domenico Quaglio made this in 1821. He loved old buildings and spooky light in his art. Lithography was new then—ink on stone made sharp, detailed prints. Look up lithography to see how it works.
