The image shows an artwork of stone steps in a Mediterranean landscape. The steps lead upwards to the right, with a stone wall on the left. A large clay urn is on the left side, with a smaller urn further up the steps. In the background, a classical-style building with tall, narrow windows is partially visible behind a tree. The painting has delicate brushstrokes and a color palette of earthy tones and muted grays, with a vibrant hint of color at the bottom right corner.
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Capri

Elihu Vedder (American, 1836 - 1923)

1914

Medium
pastel and charcoal on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image: 24.5 × 11.3 cm (9 5/8 × 4 7/16 in.) ; sheet: 32.4 × 23.4 cm (12 3/4 × 9 3/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Borghi
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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