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Pen and gray wash drawing of a ruined classical temple with broken pediment and Corinthian columns, a seated figure at its base, and a distant dome.

Capriccio: A Ruined Classical Temple

A pen and brown ink drawing with gray wash shows a fantastical ruined temple with a broken pediment and Corinthian columns on a raised platform. A seated figure rests near the steps, while fragments of masonry and a distant dome fill the scene.

Artist
Canaletto
Date
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brush and brown ink, and brush and gray wash, with traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1204 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1750).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mrs. Potter Palmer Memorial Fund

Español: Capricho: un templo clásico en ruinas

Un dibujo a pluma con tinta parda y aguada gris muestra un templo fantástico en ruinas, con un frontón roto y columnas corintias sobre una plataforma elevada. Una figura sentada descansa cerca de los escalones, mientras fragmentos de mampostería y una cúpula lejana completan la escena.

Português: Capricho: um templo clássico em ruínas

Um desenho a pena com tinta marrom e aguada cinza mostra um templo fantástico em ruínas, com frontão quebrado e colunas coríntias sobre uma plataforma elevada. Uma figura sentada descansa perto dos degraus, enquanto fragmentos de alvenaria e uma cúpula distante completam a cena.