● On view now — 202 French Neoclassical Decorative Arts
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This oil sketch showing St. Peter's Basilica in the distance was painted during the artist's stay in Rome, 1777–85. Its spontaneity and freshness is typical of the artist's outdoor paintings, in which he sought to capture the light and atmosphere of Rome.
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Simon Denis — View on the Quirinal Hill, Rome
Charles Rémond — View of the Colosseum and the Arch of Const
Gustaf Wilhelm Palm — View of Ariccia
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot — Monte Pincio, Rome
Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier (French, 1812–1885) — Châteauv
Simon Denis — Fortified Wall, Italy
Louis-Léopold Boilly — View of a Lake
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg — View of the Cloaca Maxima, 
Simon Denis — View near Naples
Pierre-Nicolas Brisset — View of the Ponte Nomentano (Roman 
Alexandre Pau de St. Martin (French) — View of Saint-Cloud, 
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot — The Island and Bridge of San B
