Heroic Landscape with Cart and Goatherd, with San Giorgio Maggiore in the Background

1744

John Baptist Jackson after Marco Ricci

Associated Names
John Baptist Jackson

Artist, British, 1701 - 1780

Marco Ricci

Artist After, Venetian, 1676 - 1729

The image portrays an elevated perspective overlooking a pastoral landscape with a grand building on the right side. The horizon is placed low, showcasing mountains and distant structures. The painting technique uses detailed brushstrokes for trees and texture, varying density for depth. The color palette consists of muted greens, browns, blues, with hints of red and cream. Figures are depicted, including a person with a walking stick and another leading animals, adding life. An expansive field, trees, and a large building with a dome and spire are visible, framed by lush foliage, creating a serene atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 42 x 59 cm (16 9/16 x 23 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.65

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Kainen 1963, no. 41


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 16, 2005; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1962

  • Kainen, Jacob. John Baptist Jackson; 18th century master of the color woodcut. Washington, 1962, no. 41

Wikidata ID

Q76346222

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