View of the Ponte Lucano

1857 · Private collection

landscape

Franz Knebel painted landscapes and view paintings in both oil and watercolour of well-known sites in and around Rome. The present picture depicts the Ponte Lucano, the point where the Via Tiburtina crosses the Aniene a few miles before Tivoli. Stretching across the banks of the Aniene River, the graceful five-arched bridge of Ponte Lucano connects past and present within a storied landscape.

About the Artist

Franz Knebel

1809 – 1877

Swiss painter, active in Italy. He was the nephew and student of Franz Kaisermann (1765-1833). He moved to Rome in 1830. There he painted Italian landscapes and ruins, and view paintings in both oil and watercolour of well-known sites in and around the capital. His paintings and those of his uncle were often sold to travelers on the grand tour.

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