
A View in San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Rome
A brown ink and wash drawing of a vaulted basement hall lined with ancient Roman sarcophagi carved with reliefs. Arched bays recede toward a tomb-like niche, and small figures stand near a pedestal at the right, lit from an open arch.
- Artist
- Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
- Date
- c. 1820
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and brush and various brown washes on ivory wove paper, edge-mounted to an ivory laid paper inlay
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1277 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1825).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Lord Folds Endowment Fund





