Rome #9, From my Window, American Academy in Rome

Alice Dalton Brown began her art studies at the Académie Julian in Paris and the university in Grenoble before entering Cornell University as an English major, transferring to Oberlin where she graduated in 1962 in studio art. Celebrated for her ability to capture the effects of light in serene settings, here she depicts a view from the window of the room she occupied as a visiting artist at the American Academy in Rome. The compact composition belies its complexity; three-quarters of it is a reflection of the academy’s central courtyard, enlivened by the varying textures of the glass pane, tiled roof, stucco walls, and parasol pines.