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The Bay of Naples with the Island of Ischia in the Background
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
When Knip painted this landscape, he relied on sketches he had drawn in Italy. The result: Italy in a nutshell. The Gulf of Naples, with the island of Ischia and the volcano Epomeo in the distance, is combined with several Roman monuments: the ruins of the Colosseum (left), Nero’s aqueduct and the church of SS Quattro Coronati. The motif of the capital to the right, near the two men, derives from a sketch by Knip.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe golf van Napels met op de achtergrond het eiland Ischia. 1818. Josephus Augustus Knip. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
