Claudian Aqueduct, Rome / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Claudian Aqueduct, Rome; Claudian Acqueduct. Rome

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

March 1867

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite and wash on paper with white gouache

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.141-0.142 mm Machine made, wove, smooth, light brown in color. The media is located on the wire side of the paper.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Drawing with Wash

Accession No:

02.870

Previous Number(s):

0276.870; 35154

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 6 7/32in. (15.8cm)
Width: 8 5/32in. (20.7cm)

Image:

Height: 6 7/32in. (15.8cm)
Width: 8 5/32in. (20.7cm)

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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Claudian Acqueduct. Rome Mar. 1867" in upper left on recto

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Tags:

aqueduct, arches, blue, Europe, gray, grey, infrastructure, Italia, Italy, Items included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, male artist, Roma, Rome, ruins, Thomas and Mary Nimmo Moran artworks included in the Henry Luce Foundation 2020-2022 project, white

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Moran, Thomas. Claudian Aqueduct, Rome. 02.870. March 1867. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/02870 (02/28/2018).

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