The Tiber at Fiumicino

Josephus Augustus Knip, c. 1809 - c. 1812

The plain to the west of Rome, the low-lying land between the city and the Tyrrhenian coastline, was as good as empty in Knip’s day. The artist masterfully portrayed this desolation in this minimalist drawing. Nowadays, it is home to Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, also known simply as Fiumicino, after the nearby seaside resort.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2014-14-20
  • Dimensionsheight 241 mm x width 368 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgrafiet, penseel in grijs en penseel in waterverf in kleuren

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Tiber at Fiumicino

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2014-14-20

  • Description

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

  • Inscriptions / marks

    • inscription: ‘a F.’
    • inscription: ‘a Fiumicino’

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 241 mm x width 368 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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