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Artwork
View from My Window in Rome (recto) Soldier in a Landscape (verso)
Carl Ludwig TischbeinCleveland Museum of ArtCleveland1802
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- Technique
- graphite and pen and gray ink, framing lines in pen and black ink and graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 22.4 x 17.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Image: 20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
View from My Window in Rome (recto) Soldier in a Landscape (verso) is a drawing by Carl Ludwig Tischbein (German, 1797–1855), c. 1817. graphite and pen and gray ink, framing lines in pen and black ink and graphite; Sheet: 22.4 x 17.1 cm (8 13/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Image: 20.5 x 16.8 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/8 in.). It is part of the Drawings collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
How to reflect if you encounter this artwork?
- Notice how the use of graphite and pen creates contrasting textures between the serene cityscape in 'View from My Window in Rome' and the dynamic figure in 'Soldier in a Landscape.'
- Consider how the framing lines guide your eye differently on each side, perhaps influencing your interpretation of inside versus outside perspectives.
- Reflect on the mood evoked by the quiet urban scene contrasted with the solitary soldier, and what emotions each might inspire in you.
- Observe the interplay of line and shading techniques and think about how they convey depth and atmosphere in this early 19th-century artwork.
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