Sunset near Rome by Frederic Edwin Church, 1868 Size:28x50in (70x127cm) making the map not just

making the map not just a geographical record

set amidst rivers

Themes and Topics: Emphasizes military architecture (fortified walls and moat)

light-soaked vistas

The patchwork of lowlands in the southeast and the broad wash of the Fens are shown with subtle shading

Sunset near Rome by Frederic Edwin Church, 1868 Size:28x50in (70x127cm) making the map not justFrederic Edwin Churchs Sunset near Rome (186869) invites the viewer into a hushed Italian evening where the days last light lingers over the landscape. A leading figure of 19thcentury American landscape painting and closely associated with the Hudson River School, Church masterfully balances careful observation with romantic emotion. Here, a Roman vista becomes a meditation on time and atmosphere: the low sun smolders beyond the horizon, a crescent