Landscape with a Milkmaid

1530s

Niccolò Boldrini after Titian

Associated Names
Nicolò Boldrini

Artist, Italian, born c. 1510, active c. 1530 - c. 1570

Titian

Artist After, Venetian, 1488/1490 - 1576

The image shows a rural landscape with human and animal activity. A man tends to goats while another person milks a cow. Various animals like cows, goats, and sheep are present. In the background, there are city-like structures and a tall spire. The land features rolling hills, buildings, and rocky outcrops. The sky is filled with detailed cloud formations and dynamic lines. The artwork is in black and white, emphasizing the busy yet peaceful countryside with intricate textures. The brushstrokes are detailed, capturing different textures with precise line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1964.8.372

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 96

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

William H. Schab; purchased 1963 by Lessing J. Rosenwald; gift to NGA, 1964.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

1988

  • The Pastoral Landscape: The Legacy of Venice, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989, no. 22, fig. 54.

2012

  • The Baroque Genius of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 2012

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

1997

  • Brown, Patricia Fortini. The Renaissance in Venice: A World Apart. The Everyman Art Library, 1997: 139, fig. 101.

Wikidata ID

Q65511415

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