View of Subiaco
1884
Swedish artist Gustaf Wilhelm Palm captured the sun-drenched Italian town of Subiaco in this charming 1884 landscape, complete with a lone monk standing by a rustic stone gate. Notice the laundry hanging out to dry on the hillside—it’s a delightful touch of everyday life set against the dramatic backdrop of ancient buildings climbing toward a fortress at the very top. As a pioneer of Swedish plein air painting, Palm brought back warm, golden memories of his travels to southern Europe to inspire a whole generation of Scandinavian artists.