Capriccio with Roman Ruins
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Guardi
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite; framing outlines in pen and brown ink drawn by the artist; sheet glued onto secondary paper support
Dimensions: sheet: 10 7/8 x 15 3/4 in. (27.6 x 40 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: From the Collection of Rita and Frits Markus, Bequest of Rita Markus, 2005
Accession year: 2005
Tags: Arches|Ruins