Building in Ruins at the Side of a River

Jan Smees

Associated Names
Jan Smees

Artist, Dutch, active 1705 - 1729

The image shows an ancient architectural site with partially ruined structures, set against a sky with clouds. A stream runs through the scene, with animals and a figure nearby. The drawing style uses hatching and cross-hatching for texture and shading. The color palette is monochromatic in brown and beige. Trees, figures, and livestock provide scale and activity to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.119.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, no. 1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. Parker (Lugt 2012d)

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

1979

  • Illus. Bartsch 1979, vol.5, p.363, 1.

Wikidata ID

Q65571307

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