Corisca and Linco

1640

Johann Wilhelm Baur

Associated Names
Johann Wilhelm Baur

Artist, German, 1607 - 1641

The image shows two full-length figures against an architectural and natural background. The central figures face each other standing on a surface that incorporates sketchy details resembling waves or aquatic elements. In the background, there is a large building with columns on the left side, while the right side features sketched trees and an open sky. A figure in a boat is visible on the water to the far left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.5 x 9 cm (2 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.51

  • Series Title

    G.B. Guarini's "Il pastor fido"

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1985

  • Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta. "A Census of Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680, in North American Collections" Central European History xviii, 1 (1985):4-13, 70-74, 77.

Inscriptions

across bottom in brown ink: 39 Corisca Linco

Wikidata ID

Q64582082

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