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<Capriccio> with Ruins
Also titled <Capriccio> met ruïnes
Louis Jean Desprez (Auxerre, 1743–1804)
1771
- Medium
- paper
- Classification
- Dimensions
- height 341 mm x width 240 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, 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
About this work
This charming etching is characteristic of Desprez’s early works made in France before his Italian sojourn. As a trained architect, he was able to combine elements of classical buildings in an imaginary composition, or < capriccio >. Lush vegetation has taken over this ruin, adding to its poetic appeal. Later on, Desprez would draw inspiration for his stage sets from such architectural fantasies.
