Metropolitan Museum of Art

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Collection, 1785–1850” reveals a rich tradition of painting out of doors nearly a century before Impressionism. At the heart of the collection is a group of paintings executed by northern artists drawn to Rome by its combination of antiquity and natural beauty. http://met.org/XcjLlW

French Painter, early 19th century | The Arch of Titus and the Forum, Rome | ca. 1824–35