# View of the Ponte Lucano

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## Artwork

- Artist: [KNEBEL, Franz](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/knebel-franz-re819a1111ed8d3>)
- Date: 1801-1850
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 70 x 104 cm

## Commentary

Franz Knebel painted landscapes and view paintings in both oil and watercolour of well-known sites in and around Rome. The present picture depicts the Ponte Lucano, the point where the Via Tiburtina crosses the Aniene a few miles before Tivoli. Stretching across the banks of the Aniene River, the graceful five-arched bridge of Ponte Lucano connects past and present within a storied landscape. Dating from the 1st century B.C. and extending the ancient consular road of Via Tiburtina, Ponte Lucano served the road from Tivoli to Rome until the mid-20th century and remained in use for car traffic until just a few years ago.

## Related artworks

- [View of Tivoli with Waterfalls](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/knebel-franz-re819a1111ed8d3/view-of-tivoli-with-waterfalls-r30f14cec0f0f5d>)

## Attribution

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