Artwork

View from the Fontana Acetosa, Rome

View from the Fontana Acetosa, Rome, by Unknown artist
View from the Fontana Acetosa, Rome, by Unknown artist

View from the Fontana Acetosa, Rome is a photography by Unknown artist. It is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

About this work

Overview

View from the Fontana Acetosa, Rome is a painting held in the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a serene landscape featuring a lake, rolling hills, and mountains under a soft blue sky with clouds. A stone structure with a flat top and a small plant is prominent in the foreground.

History & Provenance

Attributed to Xun Xu, a Chinese official, musician, and writer, the painting is dated to around 1850, although Xun Xu lived during the late Three Kingdoms and early Jin dynasty, several centuries earlier.

Artist & collection

Artist

Unknown artist

Xun Xu (c. 221 – 289), courtesy name Gongzeng, was a Chinese musician, painter, politician, and writer who lived during the late Three Kingdoms period and early Jin dynasty of China. Born in the influential Xun family,…