ticketsMember | Make a donation

Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome

1810
Not on view
Koch’s precise delineation—first in graphite, then reinforced in ink—of the Roman landscape in this drawing exemplifies the artist’s Neoclassical style of draftsmanship. He presents a view from the southeast that includes in the middle ground the Palaceof Severus, four arches of the Aqua Claudia, and the Arch of Constantine. In the distance lie the campanile of Santa Francesca Romana, the Torre delle Milizie, and, at the highest point, the Capitoline Hill. In 1810 Koch published his Vedute Romane, a series of twenty etchings, with number eighteen derived from this drawing.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ruins of the Imperial Palaces in Rome
  • Artist: Joseph Anton Koch (Austrian, Obergibeln bei Elbigenalp 1768–1839 Rome)
  • Date: 1810
  • Medium: Pen and black ink over graphite; squared in graphite; framing lines in brown ink
  • Dimensions: sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 3/8 in. (38 x 49.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, David T. Schiff Gift, 2005
  • Object Number: 2005.179
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

More Artwork

More Artwork
A slider containing 5 items.
Press the down key to skip to the last item.
Battle of Satan with St. Francis for the Soul of the Monk Guido of Montefeltro, Joseph Anton Koch Austrian, Etching
Battle of Satan with St. Francis for the Soul of the Monk Guido of Montefeltro
Joseph Anton Koch
1807–8
Roman landscape with figures near Paliano, Joseph Anton Koch Austrian, Pen and black ink, over graphite; squared in graphite
Roman landscape with figures near Paliano
Joseph Anton Koch
18th–19th century
The Oath of the 1500 Republicans at Montenesimo on 21 Germinal, Year 4
Joseph Anton Koch
1797
Weekly Calendar, Joseph Anton Koch Austrian, Pen and black ink, watercolor
Weekly Calendar
Joseph Anton Koch
1822
The Triumph of Bacchus, Joseph Anton Koch Austrian, Pen and brown ink, black chalk underdrawing
The Triumph of Bacchus
Joseph Anton Koch
18th–19th century

Related Content

Publications

Books, guides, and catalogues published by The Met.

Research Resources

The Met provides unparalleled resources for research and welcomes an international community of students and scholars. The Met's Open Access API is where creators and researchers can connect to the The Met collection. Open Access data and public domain images are available for unrestricted commercial and noncommercial use without permission or fee.

To request images under copyright and other restrictions, please use this Image Request form.

Feedback

We continue to research and examine historical and cultural context for objects in The Met collection. If you have comments or questions about this object record, please complete and submit this form. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments.