Artwork
View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome
View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome is a drawing by the Baroque artist Jan Asselijn. It dates from 1642 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
Jan Asselyn's 'View of the Ponte Rotto, Rome' is a 1642 drawing depicting a Roman cityscape, now held at The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing shows the worn Ponte Rotto bridge in Rome, with crumbling stone walls and arches spanning a river, and buildings on the far side. The scene conveys age and decay, yet also beauty and tranquility.
Technique & Style
Asselyn's use of chiaroscuro and dramatic lighting, characteristic of the Baroque movement, captures the texture of the stone and the play of light on the water, rendered in a range of grays and browns with darker shadows.
Artist & collection
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