View of the Janiculum Hill Seen from the Tiber (recto)

1553

Antonie van den Wyngaerde

Associated Names
Antonie van den Wyngaerde

Artist, Dutch, c. 1525 - 1571

The image shows a riverside village with buildings packed along the water's edge. Hills and trees rise in the distance. Two small figures are seated by the water, and a boat with three figures is on the river. Delicate line work is used for architectural and natural details. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones.

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Artwork overview

Associated Artworks

The image shows a landscape seen from an elevated perspective. There is a building in the distance with a bell tower. The horizon is high in the image. The drawing style is detailed with precise line work. The color scheme is primarily brown. Closest to us, a stone structure with arches is partially visible, and a few figures are seated on sloped terrain.

The Church of S. Gregorio Magno on the Celian Hill (verso)

Netherlandish 16th Century, Antonie van den Wyngaerde

1553

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private Collection, Bruges. (W. M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York); Ladislaus and Beatrix von Holffmann, Washington, D. C.; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1999

  • Old Master Drawings, W. M. Brady & Co., New York, 1999, no. 3.

2016

  • Recent Acquisitions of Dutch and Flemish Drawings, NGA, 2016.

Inscriptions

upper center in brown ink: S. Onoffero; lower center in brown ink: In Juli(?) sul fiume / S. Zacharia / 1553 24 agosto

Watermarks

Briquet 5926

Wikidata ID

Q64536265

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