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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The biography of Arthur de Tivoli is unknown. He may be a relation of the Florentine artist Serafino De Tivoli (1826-1890). However, none of this master's virtuosity is evident in the work of Arthur de Tivoli. The Russell-Cotes View of Florence is taken from a high point, possibly in the environs of Fiesole, above the city to the north-east, a popular site from which to paint the city. Dark cypresses and leafless trees, indicating the view was taken in winter, dominate the foreground of the painting. The main monuments of the city, the cathedral dome and bell-tower and the tower of the Palazzo della Signoria, are identifiable at the centre of the canvas and beyond the city extends an expanse of rolling hills. The view is painted in pale tones suggestive of winter mist. | Subjects: | place (Florence) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: De Tivoli, Arthur (Italian(?) artist, active ca. 1900) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8470... | Go to resource |
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