03 — ARTWORK
View of the Colosseum by Night
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 48 x 37 cm
- TYPE
- Landscape
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 1100 × 1416 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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View of the Colosseum by Night 1830-32 Oil on canvasA woven cloth used as a support for painting. The best-quality canvas is made of linen; other materials used are cotton, hemp, and jute. It is now so familiar a material that the word 'canvas' has become almost a synonym for an oil painting, but it was not until around 1500 that it began to rival the wooden panel (which was more expensive and took longer to prepare) as the standard support for movable paintings (the transition came later in Northern Europe than in Italy). Canvas is not suitable for painting on until it has been coated with a ground, which isolates the fabric from the paint; otherwise it will absorb too much paint, only very rough effects will be obtainable, and parts of the fabric may be rotted by the pigments. It must also be made taut on a stretcher or by some other means., 48 x 37 cm The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Carus was close to Caspar David Friedrich and painted the same Romantic subjects: ruins, mountains, and moonlit nights. But for Carus such themes were an opportunity to admire the beauty of the world more than an occasion for profound contemplation; his paintings tend to delight the eye rather than induce thoughtfulness.
The present painting was inspired by the artist's impressions gained on a journey around Italy in 1828.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {View of the Colosseum by Night by CARUS, Carl Gustav},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/carus-carl-gustav-rd674f3a09f7765/view-of-the-colosseum-by-night-r19bf44c9083872},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
