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Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

relevance

rank 21.64117

Primary Keywords

arch bridges

arches

bridges

bridges (built works)

buildings

dogs

figures

laundries

statues

trees

Title

Under the Bridges on the Schuylkill

Artist

Joseph Pennell

Physical Description

The print displays a scene from a perspective on the water, underneath the bridges. Three bridges can be seen. The first bridge is closer to the viewer, with a pier in the center left of the scene, and the truss barely visible, cutting through the top of the image at an angle. Behind the first bridge, more of the second bridge can be seen, with two piers and an arched truss. The thrid bridge is in the background, right-hand section of the scene. The bridge piers cast six shadows into the rippling water.

Artist Life Dates

1857-1926

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1954/1.306

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 20.22142

Primary Keywords

arch bridges

bodies of water

bridges (built works)

reflections

rivers

victorian

Title

The Pont Neuf in Paris (Le Pont Neuf à Paris)

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

An arched bridge over water in a city setting extends from the left edge of the image towards the upper right corner where a cityscape appears along the top edge. There is a boat in the middle of the image, going under the bridge. There are rough outlines of people in the bottom left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1849-1918

Accession Number

1983/1.171

Medium and Support

black crayon on paper

relevance

rank 18.23101

Primary Keywords

arch bridges

boats

cities

rivers