November

late 17th century

Ludovico Mattioli

Associated Names
Ludovico Mattioli

Artist, Italian, 1662 - 1747

The image depicts a rustic landscape with buildings, a river, trees, and mountains. The scene is created using delicate lines and cross-hatching techniques for texture. In the foreground, there are thatched-roof buildings on a hill, a tree, and a herdsman with sheep. The color scheme is monochrome in varying shades of gray.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21 × 32 cm (8 1/4 × 12 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 21.4 × 32.6 cm (8 7/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.76.13

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802-1821, no. 89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Enrico Cortona, Milan); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821: 89.

Inscriptions

upper right in plate: Matthiolus; lower center in plate: NOVEMBER.

Wikidata ID

Q77259399

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