Collins depicts the Spanish Steps in Rome, rising towards the Trinità dei Monti church, with close attention to the surfaces of stone and plaster. The composition centres on the broad staircase, set with figures in period dress and a busy flower market at its base. The warmer tones of the church façade stand against the cooler sky, giving the scene depth. The treatment of the architecture and light presents an active yet ordered setting, recalling the character of early twentieth-century Rome.