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Categories for the Description of Works of Art


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Oil Painting 2 CDWA / Oil Painting 2

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type: painting
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Classification Terms: paintings
            European art
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Titles or Names Text: Landscape with Classical Ruins and Figures
    Preference: preferred
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Creation Creator Description: Marco Ricci (Venetian, 1676-1730), figures by Sebastiano Ricci (Venetian, 1659-1734) Free text
  Extent: figures
Identity:
Ricci, Sebastiano
Role: painter
Extent: landscape
          architecture
Identity:
Ricci, Marco
Role: painter
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  Creation Date: ca. 1725/1730 
Earliest: 1720  Latest: 1735
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Measurements Dimensions Description: 123 x 161 cm (40 3/8 x 63 3/8 inches) Free text
  Value: 123 Unit: cm Type: height
Value:
161 Unit: cm Type: width
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Materials and Techniques Description: oil on canvas Free text
  Material Name: oil paint Role: medium
Material Name:
canvas Role: support
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Subject Matter Indexing Terms:
                        landscape
                        ruins
                        human figures
                        Dionysos (Greek deity)
                        Classical architecture
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Descriptive Note Text: In this fantastic vista, Marco Ricci combined ancient Roman monuments, such as an obelisk, sections of temples, and statues, to create a scene both picturesque and evocative of the power of the ancient world. Free text
  Citation: J. Paul Getty Museum online
Page: accessed 10 February 2009
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles, California, United States)
Repository Numbers: 70.PA.33
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Revised 25 February 2010