Ruin of an Amphitheatre at Pouzzoles (Kingdom of Naples), plate 9 from Oeuvres de A. Calame
1851
Medium
Lithograph on buff chine collé, laid down on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 28.7 × 19.3 cm (11 5/16 × 7 5/8 in.); Sheet: 40.6 × 29 cm (16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
132864
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Ruin of an Amphitheater at Pouzzoles (Kingdom of Naples) was made after a lost 1845 sketch by the painter and engraver Alexandre Calame. Created during the middle of Calame’s trip to Italy, this image depicts a plainly dressed hermit standing amidst a large ruin and quietly reading a book, perhaps the Bible. Calame, a Calvinist, employed the grandiose ruins of the amphitheater as an evocation of God’s power over man.
About the Artist
Alexandre Calame · 1810–1864
Comment on works: Landscapes