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The Grotto of Posillipo at Naples
The grotto of Posillipo at Naples is a natural tunnel, 700 metres long and six metres high. The cave was a regular attraction for artists and tourists in Italy. Pitloo represented the passage as a narrow opening that swallows up the light. Closer inspection reveals a faint gleam at the far end of the tunnel. The dark cave contrasts dramatically with the sun-drenched rock wall.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25H119
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.5943
Type of item
- painting
- Art of painting
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/25H119
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.5943
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
- 1826
- 1826
Place-Time
- second quarter 19th century
Places
- Naples
- Napels
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.5943
- Naples
Provenance
- …; anonymous sale, Amsterdam (Mak van Waay/Sotheby's), 7 November 1977, no. 232, fl. 15,000, to the museum
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.5465
- SK-A-4705
Extent
- height 52 cm
- width 39.3 cm
Format
- canvas
- oil paint (paint)
- Canvas
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Year
- 1826
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T20:16:30.172Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:38:09.336Z