
Carroll Beckwith traveled to Rome in 1910 and also visited Florence, where he painted this scene. The Villa Palmieri is a garden outside of Florence that was built in the 1870s for an English earl. In the foreground of this painting is a large stone well with an iron frame and a copper bucket hanging from a pulley; in the background are two gateposts topped with classical urns. Painting and sculpture from the past inspired Beckwith, who disliked the modern trends in art. (Franchi and Weber, Intimate Revelations: The Art of Carroll Beckwith (1852−1917), 1999)
- Title
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In the Gardens of the Villa Palmieri
- Artist
- Date
- 1910
- Location
- Dimensions
- 13 3⁄4 x 10 1⁄4 in. (34.9 x 26.0 cm.)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Transfer from Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Smithsonian Institution
- Mediums Description
- oil on wood
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Landscape – Italy – Rome
- Object Number
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1974.69.14
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
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