The Villa Medici, Rome

1784

John Warwick Smith captured the grand Villa Medici perched on the Pincian Hill in Rome, looking down over the terracotta rooftops of the city below. Painted in 1784 during his Italian travels, this watercolor showcases the artist's talent for atmospheric perspective, with the distant buildings fading into a hazy, cloud-filled sky. The Villa Medici, originally a Renaissance cardinal's residence, later became the prestigious French Academy in Rome, housing artists who won the coveted Prix de Rome. Smith's delicate brushwork brings the eternal city to life, freezing a moment of 18th-century Roman charm before the modern world took over.

Technique: Watercolor

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