Joseph-Marie Vien
56 public-domain plates in the archive
Born and trained in Montpellier, Vien moved to Paris in 1740 where he quickly achieved success, largely with the support of Natoire and Boucher. Vien won the Grand Prix in 1743 which allowed him to study in Rome until 1750. He entered the Academy in 1754. In 1775 he became director of the French academy in Rome and served as first painter to Louis XVI for less than a year in 1789. In the 1750s, Vien abandoned the Rococo style of Boucher and Natoire in favor of a Neoclassical mode. Besides taking up ancient or "Greek" subjects, his brushwork became smoother and harder, his palette...
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Two Women Bathing
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Sweet Melancholy
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Lot and His Daughters
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Roman Buildings with an Open Shed
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A Balcony in the Roman Forum
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Gardens of an Italian Villa
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A High Bridge in Tivoli
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A Waterfall near a Hilltown in Italy
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Buildings behind the Vatican
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The Ponte Sant'Angelo and Houses on the East Bank of the Tiber
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A Towering Tree with Travelers
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Landscape in the Alban Hills
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Castel Sant'Angelo from the Northwest
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Entrance to the Gardens of the Villa Giulia
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Houses beside a Road in Italy
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The Grotto of the Nymph Egeria
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The Forno inside the Walls of the Vatican
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Houses on the North Side of the Forum with the Basilica of Maxentius Beyond
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Houses and a Garden on a Hillside in Italy
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Rooftops and Umbrella Pines
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Trees
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Italian Buildings on a Hillside
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A Fortified Town in Italy
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An Italian Town with a Stone Bridge and a Waterfall
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Corner of an Italian Garden with a Church Beyond
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Trees Screening a House Built on Ancient Ruins
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The Water Organ in the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli
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A Building on a Hill with Saint Peter's in the Distance
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Italian Farm Buildings by a Stream
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Houses in Italy
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View of the Prato of the Villa Borghese
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Saint Peter's Basilica and the Papal Palace
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Fountain of Pomona in the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli
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A Stone Bridge and the Fortified Entrance to a Town
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Roman Rooftops
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The Fishpond at Villa Madama
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Terrace by a River with a Villa and Trees Beyond
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Loggia and Statuary in an Italian Garden
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Portico of the Palazzo Nuovo, on the Campidoglio
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House and Trees across a Garden Wall
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Entrance to a Walled Garden
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Roman Walls
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Roman Ruins with a Stand of Cypresses
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Casino Farnese on the Palatine Hill, Rome
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Villa d'Este, Tivoli
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Ruins of the Temple of Venus and Rome in the Forum
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Arch of Drusus near the Appian Way
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View across the Wall of an Italian Garden
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An Ancient Wall with a Ruined Gate
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Arched Passageways of a Ruined Building
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Walls of Rome with Santa Maria del Popolo in the Distance
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Landscape with the Church of San Teodoro
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A Roman Street with Monte Cavo in the Distance
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Ruins of the Imperial Palaces on the Palatine Hill
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The Round Temple on the Piazza Bocca della Verità, Rome
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Sweet Melancholy
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Plates by Joseph-Marie Vien
- Sweet Melancholy A catalogued plate
- The Round Temple on the Piazza Bocca della Verità, Rome A catalogued plate
- Ruins of the Imperial Palaces on the Palatine Hill A catalogued plate
- A Roman Street with Monte Cavo in the Distance A catalogued plate
- Landscape with the Church of San Teodoro A catalogued plate
- Walls of Rome with Santa Maria del Popolo in the Distance A catalogued plate
- Arched Passageways of a Ruined Building A catalogued plate
- An Ancient Wall with a Ruined Gate A catalogued plate
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