Artwork

View of Fondi

View of Fondi, by Anonymous Fabriczy, ink, 1501
View of Fondi, by Anonymous Fabriczy, ink, 1501

View of Fondi is an ink drawing by the Renaissance artist Anonymous Fabriczy. It dates from 1501 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

About this work

Overview

View of Fondi is a drawing created in 1501 by an anonymous artist associated with the Fabriczy collection. It is executed in pen and brown ink on laid paper.

Subject & Meaning

The drawing depicts a cityscape with a distant town featuring numerous buildings and towers. Inscriptions at the bottom, 'Les montielles' and 'Via Appia & Napoli', suggest the scene is based on a real location, likely Fondi, a town in Italy.

Technique & Style

The artist employed a technique of layered, crisscrossed strokes to create shading and texture, using varying densities of line work to convey depth and dimension. The use of cross-hatching contributes to the overall effect of light and shadow in the composition.

Artist & collection

This work is in the public domain (CC0). Image source: National Gallery of Art open access. Spotted an error in this record? Tell us.