# The Volturno with the Ponte Margherita

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HACKERT, Jacob Philipp](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hackert-jacob-philipp-r498c4841182301>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 65 x 89 cm

## Commentary

The painting shows the river Volturno with the Ponte Margherita, near Caserta, with a herdsman resting and peasants on a path. It depicts the Volturno running through the Caserta region of southern Italy and the Ponte Margherita, a bridge near the town of Alife, not far from Naples. The painting is signed and dated lower right: &#39;Filippo Hackert, 1799&#39;.

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## Attribution

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