The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens
1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1893
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
The Pantheon, from the Terrace of the Luxembourg Gardens is a 1893 ink by James McNeill Whistler, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet scene with a group of people sitting and standing on a terrace. In the background, there’s a large domed building with columns, trees around it, and a few smaller structures. The drawing is simple, with light shading and no color. The artist focused on everyday life in a park setting, using loose lines to capture the mood. This was made as a lithograph, which means it was printed from a flat stone. Check out lithography to see how this technique works.
