The image shows a landscape seen from an elevated perspective. There is a building in the distance with a bell tower. The horizon is high in the image. The drawing style is detailed with precise line work. The color scheme is primarily brown. Closest to us, a stone structure with arches is partially visible, and a few figures are seated on sloped terrain.

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The Church of S. Gregorio Magno on the Celian Hill (verso)

Netherlandish 16th Century

Antonie van den Wyngaerde (Dutch, c. 1525 - 1571)

1553

Medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk on on laid paper
Classification: Drawing
Dimensions: sheet: 22 x 33.1 cm (8 11/16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Culture: Netherlandish
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line: Gift of Ladislaus and Beatrix von Hoffmann
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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