The Aqueduct on the Campagna, Rome / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

The Aqueduct on the Campagna, Rome; The Acqueduct on the Campagna Rome.

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

March 1867

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.188-0.200 mm Brown, wove, machine-made paper

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.862

Previous Number(s):

0276.862; 35963

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 51/64in. (24.9cm)
Width: 13 21/32in. (34.7cm)

Image:

Height: 9 51/64in. (24.9cm)
Length: 13 21/32in. (34.7cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Moran

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Moran, Thomas

Birth Date:

1837

Death Date:

1926

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1837-1926

Gender:

male

Note:

Born 12 January 1837; died 25 August 1926. In 1844, Moran and his family settled in Maryland. Moran began his career in the 1850s as a wood engraver in Philadelphia. In the mid-1850s, he studied painting in Philadelphia under his brother Edward Moran. Moran and his brother travelled to England in 1862 to study painting. In the 1860s, Moran also visited France and Italy. In 1871, Moran accompanied the Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park, Colorado. In 1872, Moran established himself in New York City. In 1916, Moran moved to Santa Barbara, California. Comment on works: Landscapes

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Brick" in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "The Acqeduct on the Campagna Rome. March 1867" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "360" in upper left on verso

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

aqueduct, arches, blue, branches (plant components), Campagna Romana, Europe, gray, grey, infrastructure, Italia, Italy, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, male artist, mountains, ruins, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, trees

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Moran, Thomas. The Aqueduct on the Campagna, Rome. 02.862. March 1867. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02862 (02/28/2018).

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The Aqueduct on the Campagna, Rome / Thomas Moran

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Marks and Inscriptions

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