A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian), ca. 1814?15, Oil on canvas, 12 3/8 x 17 1/8 in. (31. 4 x 43. 5 cm), Paintings, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, Bl疇krog 1783?1853 Copenhagen), In Rome, between 1813 and 1816, Eckersberg produced a series of urban prospects remarkable for their scrupulously simple compositions and saturated hues. These studies were painted in repeated sittings before the motif in order to faithfully reproduce the effects of the Mediterranean sun on architectural ensembles