FINE ART : PAINTINGS

Title: Virgil's Tomb (1785)
Object Name: Painting
Maker: Wright, Joseph of Derby 1734-1797 (Primary maker)
Wright, Joseph of Derby 1734-1797 (artist)
Date Made: 1785
1785
Description: Wright travelled in Italy from 1774-76 and produced many fine drawings of classical subjects and geological curiosities. On his return to England Wright used these drawings to produce a number of paintings of Italian subjects, many of which employ dramatic effects of light. Virgil's Tomb, near Naples, was much visited on the ‘Grand Tour’ due to its picturesque appearance and the great esteem in which the Roman poet Virgil was held in the eighteenth century.
Materials: oil on canvas
Catalogue Number: BELUM.U2368
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