Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810-1864)
published by F. Delarue (French, 1805-1886)
printed by Jacomme et Compagnie (French, 19th century)
Ruin of an Amphitheatre at Pouzzoles (Kingdom of Naples), plate 9 from Oeuvres de A. Calame
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Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810-1864)
published by F. Delarue (French, 1805-1886)
printed by Jacomme et Compagnie (French, 19th century)1851
Ruin of an Amphitheatre at Pouzzoles (Kingdom of Naples), plate 9 from Oeuvres de A. Calame
Alexandre Calame (Swiss, 1810-1864) published by F. Delarue (French, 1805-1886) printed by Jacomme et Compagnie (French, 19th century) →lithographprint
Date
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Charles Deering Collection
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.