Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill and Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura and Santa Costanza in Rome

Josephus Augustus Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

The vignette at the top of this drawing shows the basilica of Santa Sabina and the surrounding buildings with the Aventine Hill rising in the background. Below is one of Rome’s greatest sights, with the church of Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura at left, the remains of the Basilica Constantiniana – originally a covered mausoleum – at center and the church of Santa Costanza at right.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2014-14-18
  • Dimensionsheight 419 mm x width 588 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgrafiet, penseel in grijs en penseel in waterverf in kleuren

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill and Sant’Agnese fuori le Mura and Santa Costanza in Rome

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2014-14-18

  • Description

    Tekening uit een groep van 46 tekeningen en studies van voornamelijk stadsgezichten en landschappen in en rond Rome.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘Ste. Agnese. pres de Rome.’
    • inscription: ‘Ste. Constance.’
    • inscription: ‘Ste. Sabine / à Rome.’

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Josephus Augustus Knip, Italy

  • Dating

    c. 1809 - c. 1812

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    grafiet, penseel in grijs en penseel in waterverf in kleuren

  • Dimensions

    height 419 mm x width 588 mm


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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Gerhards Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds, the VSBfonds, the Mondriaan Fonds and the Vereniging Rembrandt with additional funding from the Hendrik de Jong Fonds and the Liente Dons Fonds

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2013

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