About this artwork
Known for his landscapes, the painter and printmaker Albert Christoph Dies created the etching Lake Nemi, which exemplifies the picturesque settings that he used for inspiration in his art. Dies encountered Lake Nemi, a scenic crater lake in the Alban Mountains near Rome, during his visits to Italy.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Albert Christoph Dies
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Title
- Lake Nemi
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Place
- Austria (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1794
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Medium
- Etching on off-white wove paper
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Dimensions
- Image: 13.2 × 18.1 cm (5 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.); Plate: 15.2 × 19.6 cm (6 × 7 3/4 in.); Sheet: 20.8 × 27.8 cm (8 1/4 × 11 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
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Reference Number
- 2013.344
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/141450/manifest.json