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Elihu Vedder

Italian Scene: Pompeo, Monte Colognola Landscape, ca. 1877-1879

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Description

Maker

  • Elihu Vedder, 1836-1923, American

Title

Italian Scene: Pompeo, Monte Colognola Landscape

Year

ca. 1877-1879

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

32.4 x 25.1 cm (12 3/4 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed UL:Vedder 1879;signed in ink on canvas on which picture is mounted, LL:Nov 2277-Oct 1st79.Pompeo

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Museum Works of Art Fund

Object Number

55.151

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

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

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty

February 3 - July 8, 2012

Elihu Vedder lived in Italy for most of his career, painting this small picture in one of his favorite haunts, a village near Perugia. Looking through a narrow, arched passageway, we glimpse the sun-drenched hills of Umbria in the distance. A local child leans against a large mill-stone in the foreground, and the artist records his name as Pompeo. This carefully composed study in light, color, and geometry aligns Vedder’s paintings with the impressionistic style of the contemporary Italian artists of the Macchiaoli group. The contrast between the young boy and the centuries-old buildings around him adds a sense of mystery and melancholy to the overall scene.

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Italian Scene: Pompeo, Monte Colognola Landscape with the accession number of 55.151. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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