Goats before Ruins and a Pyramid

c. 1650

Bernhard Zaech after Jonas Umbach

Associated Names
Bernhard Zaech

Artist, German, active c. 1650

Jonas Umbach

Artist After, German, c. 1624 - 1693

The image depicts an elevated view of ancient ruins with weathered columns and a pyramid in the distance. The horizon is placed towards the middle of the composition, emphasizing the pyramid against the sky. The style features fine lines and cross-hatching to convey texture and depth in the stone surfaces and sky filled with clouds. The color palette is monochromatic with brown and beige tones. Remnants of a collapsed structure and scattered vegetation are seen nearby, enhancing the historical decay, while the distant pyramid adds mystery and grandeur.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.6 x 13.8 cm (7 11/16 x 5 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.8 x 14.1 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.13.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Nagler, no. 4

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1835

  • Nagler, G.K. Neues allgemeines Kunstler-Lexikon, oder Nachrichten von dem Leben und den Werken der Maler, Bildhauer, Baumeister, Kupferstecher, Formschneider, Lithographen, Zeichner, Medailleure, Elfenbeinarbeiter, etc.. 22 vols. Munich: E.A. Fleischmann, no. 4.

Watermarks

post horn with MS

Wikidata ID

Q76336680

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