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Painting of a sunlit ochre villa with a square tower, green shrubs in front, and a palm tree at right under a blue sky.

Villa Malta, Rome

A small oil painting of a sunlit, ochre-walled villa with a tall square tower, flat roofs, and arched windows under a clear blue sky. Dense green shrubs and a tall palm fill the foreground and right edge, with two tiny figures at the bottom.

Artist
Sanford Robinson Gifford
Date
1879
Medium
oil on canvas
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 1426 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1879).
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: Villa Malta, Roma

Pequeña pintura al óleo de una villa de muros ocre bañada por el sol, con una torre cuadrada alta, techos planos y ventanas con arco bajo un cielo azul despejado. Arbustos verdes densos y una palmera alta ocupan el primer plano y el borde derecho, con dos figuras diminutas abajo.

Português: Villa Malta, Roma

Pequena pintura a óleo de uma vila de paredes ocre banhada pelo sol, com uma torre quadrada alta, telhados planos e janelas em arco sob um céu azul limpo. Arbustos verdes densos e uma palmeira alta ocupam o primeiro plano e a borda direita, com duas figuras minúsculas na base.

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