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Castle under Siege

Israël Silvestre

Associated Names

Israël Silvestre

Artist, French, 1621 - 1691

The image shows a medieval landscape with a castle on a cliff in the distance. The drawing is in ink with detailed linework and hatching for texture. The color palette is monochromatic in brown and black. People are active in the foreground, and a pathway leads to the castle where figures are approaching. The sky is lightly sketched with some clouds and birds flying.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pen and brown-black ink on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg
Dimensions

overall: 12.7 x 19.2 cm (5 x 7 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

2004.140.27

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's New York, 13 January 1988, no. 252). Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2004.

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Wikidata ID

Q64578937

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