Perugia, Italy
1883
Edward Lear is best known for his silly poems like 'The Owl and the Pussycat,' but he spent decades traveling Europe as a serious landscape artist. This lively 1883 sketch captures the Italian hill town of Perugia, with its chaotic jumble of rooftops leading up to a massive church and square bell tower. In the foreground, a decorative railing and tufts of grass suggest the artist was perched on a terrace, quickly scribbling down the view before the light changed. You can even see his signature and the date, '7 September 1883,' tucked into the bottom right corner.
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- Pen and ink drawing
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- Paper
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