Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, Rome at Sunrise, from the Janiculum
| Full title | Rome at Sunrise, from the Janiculum |
|---|---|
| Artist | Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes |
| Artist dates | 1750 - 1819 |
| Date made | about 1782-4 |
| Medium and support | Oil on paper laid on board |
| Dimensions | 23.3 × 42.4 cm |
| Acquisition credit | The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery |
| Inventory number | L871 |
| Location | Room 42 |
| Image copyright | The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission |
| Collection | Main Collection |
This scene is painted looking eastwards from a point at the southern end of the Janiculum hill in Rome. The buildings of 18th-century Rome take up the bottom third of the painting, while the upper two-thirds are given over to a scudding dance of black, grey and white clouds at dawn. The clouds seem to be moving particularly swiftly, and it is possible that the painting was not made out of doors but was based on a rapid pencil sketch with colour annotations, of a kind that Valenciennes is known to have made and used.
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