Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of Governors Island, New York City
Object Number:
X.277
Date:
1844
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on board
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. (7.9 x 23.5 cm)
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: Bottom center, in ink: Isola del Governadore.
Signed and dated: lower right, in ink: "F. Amendola"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed inside image at lower right in black ink: "F. Amendola 1844"; inscribed below framing border at center in brown ink: "Isola del Governadore"
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of an anonymous donor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
