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George Inness

On the Campagna

Maker

George Inness (American, 1825-1894)

Title

On the Campagna

Year

1875

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

31.1 x 46.4 cm (12 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR in black:G. Inness 1875

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.937

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

Selection VII: American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty
Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy
Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

Although this painting resembles several views of the Roman countryside George Inness created during his 1870-1874 period abroad, it dates to 1875, after the artist’s return to the United States. This work is therefore a “souvenir,” guided by sketches done on-site, and is primarily about the memory of a mood rather than topography. Shepherds, sheep, half-buried stone arches, and the distant cluster of trees are compositional elements that the artist could arrange and adjust, with the grand façade of the Church of St. John Lateran faintly suggested on the horizon. The result is an image that emphasizes the vast, open expanse of the Campagna as a space for spiritual reflection, with the suggestion of its layers of history in the dark underground caverns in the left foreground.

Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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George Inness (American, 1825-1894)
On the Campagna, 1875
Oil on canvas
31.1 x 46.4 cm (12 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches)
Bequest of Isaac C. Bates 13.937

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