The Ponte Molle

Jan Both

Associated Names
Jan Both

Artist, Dutch, 1615/1618 - 1652

The image displays a stone bridge over a river, with a low horizon. The sky has thin clouds. The bridge is detailed, with arches and stonework. A horse-drawn cart is on the left, while people are by boats on the right. Stone structures in ruins are visible in the background, amid hills. The color palette is gray and black.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

St. John Dent [died c. 1884], London (Lugt 2373); T. W. Waller [died before 1910], London (Lugt 2472); Miss Ellen T. Bullard [1865-1959], Boston; gift 1941 to NGA.

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Exhibition History

1983

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

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q64958907

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