Landscape with a Waterfall

probably 1592/1595

Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image displays a landscape with a high horizon showing trees, hills, and flying birds. On the right, an old mill with a waterwheel near a tree is depicted. The brushstrokes are detailed and illustrative, defining the textures of trees, water, and structures. The color palette consists of earthy tones like brown, beige, and green.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in sepia-ochre, olive and black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 11.3 × 14.6 cm (4 7/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4629

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 307, State ii(a)/ii(b)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

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

1985

  • Landscape Prints from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985, no cat.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1921

  • Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 307, ii(a)/ii(b).

Wikidata ID

Q64957571

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