Landscape with a Dead Tree

1741/1742

Bernardo Bellotto

Associated Names
Bernardo Bellotto

Artist, Venetian, 1722 - 1780

The image shows a rural settlement, possibly an Italian village, with two figures interacting. One figure is seated on a log while the other stands holding a staff. The scene includes rustic, textured buildings, hills in the distance, and a prominent church with a dome and tower. The etching style features fine, detailed lines creating textures, notably in the foliage and architectural details. The color palette is predominantly sepia, giving an antiquated feel. Light clouds are visible in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Andrew Athy, Jr.

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14 x 20.6 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 15.6 x 21.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1996.49.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme 1906, no. 5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Jules Michelin [1815 -1870], Paris (Lugt 1490); (Hill-Stone, Inc, New York); purchased by NGA, 1996.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906.

1972

  • Kozakiewicz, Stefan. Bernardo Bellotto. Translated by Mary Whittall. 2 vols. Greenwich, Connecticut, 1972: II, 34, no. 44.

Inscriptions

lower right plate: B. Beletto Canaletto fe

Wikidata ID

Q75396857

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