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Watercolor of a striped Romanesque bell tower with a red tiled roof, arcaded galleries, and pale mountains behind it.

Cathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy

A tall striped bell tower rises at the center of this watercolor, its white and tan stone bands topped by a red tiled roof and small lantern. Arcaded galleries and a round window decorate the upper stories, while pale mountains and a hazy sky fill the background beside rooftops and a fragment of a building at the lower left.

Artist
Cass Gilbert
Date
1898
Medium
watercolor and pencil on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1678 × 2590 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1898).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Torre de la catedral, Pistoia, Italia

Una alta torre de campanario con franjas blancas y beige se alza en el centro de esta acuarela, coronada por un techo rojo de tejas y una pequeña linterna. Galerías con arcos y una ventana redonda decoran los pisos superiores, mientras montañas pálidas y un cielo brumoso llenan el fondo junto a tejados y un fragmento de edificio a la izquierda.

Português: Torre da catedral, Pistoia, Itália

Uma alta torre de sino listrada ergue-se no centro desta aquarela, coroada por telhado vermelho de telhas e uma pequena lanterna. Galerias com arcos e uma janela redonda decoram os andares superiores, enquanto montanhas pálidas e um céu enevoado preenchem o fundo ao lado de telhados e um trecho de edifício à esquerda.