# Exterior view

[View the canonical artwork record](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/exterior-view-r328c67b6eac700>)

## Artwork

- Artist: [JEFFERSON, Thomas](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Photo

## Commentary

Jefferson successfully managed to redefine a centuries-old building type, while allowing the full spectrum of Classical architecture to emerge anew: the heart and high point of this &#34;academic village&#34; is the rotunda, which accommodates the library and the country&#39;s first observatory.

## Related artworks

- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/exterior-view-r004cc6f7e2fdb1>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/exterior-view-re60fc33c6594dd>)
- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/exterior-view-re920315541ae7b>)
- [General view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/general-view-r1ec6d61bfee35b>)
- [General view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/general-view-re9a3edcc04eca3>)
- [Jefferson&#39;s House](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/jefferson-thomas-r5f6187e518aeba/jeffersons-house-rf3384eb2780de7>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)