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The Gulf of Naples with the Island of Ischia in the Distance
When Knip painted this landscape, he relied on sketches he had drawn in Italy. The result: Italy in a nutshell. The Gulf of Naples, with the island of Ischia and the volcano Epomeo in the distance, is combined with several Roman monuments: the ruins of the Colosseum (left), Nero’s aqueduct and the church of SS Quattro Coronati. The motif of the capital to the right, near the two men, derives from …
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25I9
- Naples
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25I9
- Naples
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1818
- 1818
Place-Time
- first quarter 19th century
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.12049
- SK-A-1058
Extent
- height 90 cm
- width 109 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1818
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:13:13.309Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:37:15.295Z