The Marble Steps leading to the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome  1816

In this painting of a medieval church in Rome, Eckersberg adopted a position that allowed him to create a firm composition of vertical and diagonal lines. [br] He meticulously reproduced sunlight and shadows as they appeared by mid-morning. With his images of Rome’s ancient and medieval architecture he introduced open-air painting within Danish art. [b]Unfamiliar motif...