View of the Serpentara Between Olivano and Civitella - Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny

Purchased with funds provided by Julius Lewis

"View of the Serpentara Between Olivano and Civitella" by Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny (1825) Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite on cream laid paper.

Commentary

"View of the Serpentara Between Olivano and Civitella" by Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny (1825) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Themes to notice include pen and ink drawings. This pi ece is held in the source collection's Prints and Drawings collection. Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Théodore Caruelle d'Aligny French, 1798-1871. The work is cataloged within a France cultural context. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as pen and ink drawings, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Pen and brown ink with traces of graphite on cream laid paper) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (25.7 × 41 cm (10 1/8 × 16 3/16 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include pen and ink drawings. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120331

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data