View of Ariccia 1853

"View of Ariccia" is an 1853 etching by the American artist George Loring Brown. Brown, known for his landscape prints, captured a picturesque view of the Italian town of Ariccia with precise detail and a delicate touch. The print is housed in The Art Institute of Chicago, and it showcases Brown's ability to translate the beauty of nature into the language of etching, capturing the rolling hills, the distant town, and a foreground of dense trees and brush. This work exemplifies Brown's interest in the Italian landscape, a subject he explored throughout his career.