1837
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Street of the Tombs, Pompeii is a 1837 watercolor by Samuel Palmer, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a quiet street scene in Pompeii. There are ancient buildings and ruins lining the street, with trees and greenery growing around them. The sky above is a soft, hazy grey. The artist has used soft, muted colours to create a sense of calm and serenity in the scene. The buildings and ruins are depicted in warm, earthy tones, while the trees and greenery are a vibrant green. The overall effect is one of peacefulness and tranquility. This painting is a great example of the Romanticism movement. If you're interested in learning more about this style of art, you could look up the Romanticism movement.
Samuel Palmer’s 1837 depiction of the ruins at Pompeii shows the Street of the Tombs, where a cattle drover on a donkey and another man guide long-horned cattle along a path through ancient remains, with Mount Vesuvius rising above a deep blue lake in the background.
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Samuel Palmer Hon.RE (Hon. Fellow of the Society of Painter-Etchers) (27 January 1805 – 24 May 1881) was a British landscape painter, etcher and printmaker. He was also a prolific writer. Palmer was a key figure in…
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