Album met voorstellingen van paleizen, fonteinen, sculpturen, triomfbogen, piramides en andere monumenten te Rome after 1641
toned paper
worn
possibly oil pastel
grainy texture
muted smudged
chalky texture
carved into stone
underpainting
watercolour bleed
watercolor
Dimensions: height 270 mm, width 405 mm, thickness 28 mm, width 795 mm
Copyright: Rijks Museum: Open Domain
This album, whose date and exact creators are unknown, houses a collection of depictions of Rome’s architectural marvels. Focusing on its material presence, the album cover presents a study in contrasts. The smooth, aged vellum is stained with time, a visual encoding of history. The cover's muted tones and subtle imperfections play against the rigid geometry of its rectangular form, creating a tension between organic process and structural order. Inside, the album’s representational images engage in their own semiotic play. The monuments of Rome—palaces, fountains, and triumphal arches—stand as signs of power, culture, and historical ambition. Each page functions as a tableau, where the formal arrangement of images invites a dialogue between Rome’s grand designs and the artist's interpretive eye.
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