Landscape with a Town at Left

1549

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

The image depicts an ink drawing of a town surrounded by hills. The perspective is slightly elevated, showing the buildings and hills in detail. The drawing uses fine lines to show the buildings, trees, and landscape. The color palette is monochromatic, with brown ink on off-white paper. Trees in the foreground frame the view of the village. The buildings, including cottages and a structure with a spire, blend into the hills, balancing architecture and nature.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.78

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1917, no. 142, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1917

  • Schwarz, Karl. Augustin Hirschvogel: Ein deutscher Meister der Renaissance. Berlin: Julius Bard, 1917. Reprint. 2 vols. New York: Collectors Editions, 1971. Schwarz, as Bartsch before him, listed Hirschvogel'sse

Wikidata ID

Q65070917

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