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Curatorial Narrative In the mid-18th century, Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros’s oeuvre was characterized by his penchant for depicting Italianate landscapes with an almost archaeological attention to detail. His work from this period demonstrates an affinity for capturing the subtleties of atmospheric light and its effects on the built environment, often situating his subjects within a harmonious balance of nature and human endeavor. “Gezicht op Golf van Napels vanaf kade bij kerk Santa Maria del Carmine”, created in 1778, exemplifies this preoccupation with the interplay between the natural world and the man-made structures that inhabit it. As one contemplates Ducros’s painting at an enlarged scale of approximately 87×44 inches, several key visual and spatial elements become apparent. The soft blues and grays, muted earth tones, which comprise the chromatic structure of the work, begin to interact with the surrounding space in a ma