Art, literature & history
A Capriccio with a Ruined Gothic Arch
1770/89
- Dating
- Date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- 17.5 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1998.116
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Francesco Guardi. A Capriccio with a Ruined Gothic Arch. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
A Capriccio with a Ruined Gothic Arch — Francesco Guardi. 1770/89.
Medium: Pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: 17.5 × 24.8 cm (6 15/16 × 9 13/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.