About the Work
In the summer of 1852, Ludwig Metz travelled to Italy. With a pencil, rarely with a brush in brown, he sketched views of the visited places and landscapes in his landscape sketchbook. Almost fully dated and labelled, the studies reveal Metz’s route from Rome to the Gulf of Naples. Later he tore out numerous pages, perhaps to use them in another context, like the loosely inserted drawings for Orvieto and Viterbo. Apart from the last two pages, the last third of the book remained empty.
For a full sketchbook description, please see “Research”.