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Images of places can also represent time. For nineteenth-century Americans, who understood the American landscape to be unmarked by traces of past civilizations, the ancient ruins of Europe were objects of fascination and contemplation.
With the American tourist in mind, John Linton Chapman produced numerous versions of this painting of the Via Appia, the ancient roadway outside Rome that is lined with the ruins of tombs. Chapman describes the scene in precise detail, thus competing with popular photographic views of the site.
Caption
Paolo De Poli (enamel) Italian, 1905–1996; Gio Ponti (table) Italian, 1891–1979. Table, Designed circa 1942, made circa 1949. Enamel on copper and wood (walnut ?), 17 3/4 × 24 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (45.1 × 61.6 × 39.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Italian Government, 54.64.124. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 54.64.124_bw.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Table
Date
Designed circa 1942, made circa 1949
Geography
Place made: Padua, Italy
Medium
Enamel on copper and wood (walnut ?)
Classification
Dimensions
17 3/4 × 24 1/4 × 15 1/2 in. (45.1 × 61.6 × 39.4 cm)
Signatures
signed in enamel on top by artist
Credit Line
Gift of the Italian Government
Accession Number
54.64.124
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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