Painted landscape of ruined Roman walls, an arched opening, and trees under a pale sky, with small figures in the foreground on dry earth.

The Imperial Palace on the Palatine, Rome

An oil study of ruined Roman masonry under a pale blue sky, with dense green trees above a brick wall and an arched opening. In the foreground, excavated earth and small figures sit among scattered stones and patches of grass.

Artist: Paul Flandrin
Date: 1834
Medium: Oil on card
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1243 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Julius Lewis in memory of Louise Smith Bross; Elsie Uhde Fund

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