Lebedev M. I. Ariccia near Rome

Lebedev M. I.

1811, Derpt (now Tartu) - 1837, Naples

Ariccia near Rome

1836

oil on canvas. 54 x 44
Ж-5119
Received in 1897

Location in museum The Mikhailovsky Palace Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Room 16
Period Early 19th century
CategoryLandscape
Keywords Peasants | travelling | Italy | gardens, parks | cathedrals, churches, temples, monasteries | summer
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The landscape is based on a contrast and comparison of the dense forest thickets and the patches of light on the ground. Mikhail Lebedev was fascinated by everything that he saw in Italy — the vivid nature, beautiful architecture and bright clothes of the common people. The artist’s interest in all aspects of Italian life is reflected in this Romantic landscape of Ariccia — a small town near Lake Albano on the site of the ancient settlement of Aricia. The church of Santa Maria dell’Assunzione depicted on the canvas was designed by Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini. Russian Museum: From Icons to the Modern Times. Palace Editions, St Petersburg, 2015. P. 126.

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