View on the Quirinal Hill, Rome, 1800, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 11 5/8 x 16 1/8 in. (29.5 x 41 cm), Paintings, Simon Denis (Flemish, Antwerp 1755–1813 Naples), For this rooftop view, Denis set up his easel on the upper story of a palazzo on Rome’s Quirinal Hill. His intention was not merely to depict the urban topography. Facing north by northwest, the view beckoned to be painted in the afternoon to take full advantage of the shadows that heighten the counterpoint between the curve in the cityscape and the dome of the sky
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View, Quirinal Hill, Rome, 1800, Oil, paper, laid down, canvas, 11 5/8 x 16 1/8, 29.5 41 cm, Paintings, Simon Denis, Flemish, Antwerp, 1755–1813, Naples, rooftop view, Denis set up, easel, upper story, palazzo, Quirinal, Hill, intention, merely, depict, urban topography, Facing north, northwest, view beckoned, painted, afternoon, take full, advantage, shadows, heighten, counterpoint, curve, cityscape, dome, sky
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