Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 120×100 cm
Edition: One-of-one original
Year: 2025
Series: New Money / Old Money – Old Money Edition (Work 2 of 2)
Prints: You can order prints in different sizes – Fine art print on premium canvas or glass panel.
“Old Money in Rome” is the counterpart to Linoy Jacob’s dual-series New Money / Old Money, a body of work examining the cultural codes of luxury, legacy, and power.
In the Old Money Edition, Jacob shifts from the dazzling immediacy of self-made success to the quiet authority of inherited prestige.
The vintage automobile, placed before the iconic Colosseum, becomes more than a symbol of wealth – it represents an entire lineage, a world shaped by tradition rather than noise.
The Roman architecture, painted with warm, historical depth, stands as a reminder of civilizations built slowly and intentionally. The muted, earthy palette reflects refinement without the need for spectacle – luxury that whispers instead of shouts.
Unlike the vibrant fantasy of the New Money Edition, this work speaks the language of legacy. It carries the weight of time, the confidence of generational stability, and the understated grace of old-world elegance.
Jacob’s composition creates a dialogue between permanence and movement, past and present, heritage and aspiration. Together with its New Money counterpart, “Old Money in Rome” completes a narrative about identity and status:
two interpretations of success, two aesthetics of power – neither superior, always interconnected.
9,449.00 $
