His special attention was drawn to the Claudian Aqueduct, constructed in the first century A.D. In the Ancient Time, Rome received 200,000 cubic meters of water daily with the help of this aqueduct. The aqueduct supplied water to many luxurious villas, and provided water to 3 Roman hills: Aventin, Palatine and Celius.

The aqueduct of Claudius was depicted by the artist in the painting “Ruins in the vicinity of Rome.” There’s an arch of the aqueduct in the center of the composition, illuminated by the sun rays coming from behind-the-scenes. Through the opening of the arch, hilly terrain сan be seen, shrouded in scorching air. Light white clouds run over the hills across the gentle-blue sky. Sun rays illuminate the sandstone from which the aqueduct is built. Heat dried the herbs that sprouted through the rocky road. The left side of the arch is immersed in a deep shadow formed from the foliage of the branches. Nature has frozen, plunging into the past.