This painting depicts a coastal city viewed from an elevated perspective. Closest to us is the top of a hill; on the left side there are large green cacti and succulents on sandy, rocky ground, near the ruins of a sand-colored structure. A person in a red hat rests against the ruins. In the background on the right side of the painting, a cityscape at the bottom of the hill extends towards a blue body of water. The white and tan buildings below are packed closely together. In the distance there are more low mountains underneath a cloudy sky colored with light blue and muted peach tones.
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Ancient Ruins near Messina, Sicily

painter Jean-Charles-Joseph Rémond (French, 1795 - 1875)

1842

Medium
oil on paper on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 26.7 x 34.9 cm (10 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.) ; framed: 36.7 x 46.4 x 1.1 cm (14 7/16 x 18 1/4 x 7/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Gift of Frank Anderson Trapp
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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