# Near Ariccia, Italy

**Sanford Robinson Gifford** (born Greenfield, NY 1823-died New York City 1880)  
1868  
oil on canvas  
(framed): 17 3/8 × 20 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (44.1 × 51.8 × 7 cm) 6 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (17.1 × 24.1 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2020.20.106. [The museum's record](https://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=114191).

## About this work

Sanford Robinson Gifford painted this in 1868, aged 45. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Sanford Robinson Gifford](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/sanford-robinson-gifford)

born Greenfield, NY 1823-died New York City 1880

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- The artist was 45
- Real size: about 17 × 20 in (44 × 52 cm). The 16 × 20 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Movement: [Hudson River School](https://www.ochreeditions.com/movements/hudson-river-school)
- Subjects: Landscapes, Architecture, Figure group
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3

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