Watercolor of a brick church tower with a pointed spire rising above tiled roofs, white walls, and green shrubs in the foreground.

Church Tower, Italy

A brick bell tower with a tall pointed spire rises above low tiled rooftops and white walls, its arched belfry openings visible near the top. Loose watercolor washes in ochre, green and blue lie over pencil lines, with shrubs and cypress-like trees in the foreground.

Artist: Cass Gilbert
Date: 1898
Medium: watercolor and pencil on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size: 1641 × 2562 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

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