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Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery

Richard Wilson British, Welsh
ca. 1756–57
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 806
Wilson visited Lake Nemi, some twenty miles southeast of Rome in the Alban Hills, in 1754. This painting probably dates to 1756 or 1757, either just before or after he returned to London. The view, which combines topographical accuracy and picturesque idealization, is bathed in a soft, golden light that follows the precedent of artists active in Rome in the seventeenth century, especially Claude Lorrain.

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  • Title: Lake Nemi and Genzano from the Terrace of the Capuchin Monastery
  • Artist: Richard Wilson (British, Penegoes, Wales 1712/13–1782 Denbighshire, Wales)
  • Date: ca. 1756–57
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 16 7/8 x 21 1/8 in. (42.9 x 53.7 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of George A. Hearn, 1905
  • Object Number: 05.32.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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