Nymphs in a Landscape

1716/1717

Gerhard Janssen

Associated Names
Gerhard Janssen

Artist, Dutch, 1636 - 1725

The image depicts a pastoral scene with a low horizon, dense trees, rising land formations, a figure tending to sheep in the distance, and intricate engraving details capturing textures. The dominant color palette is monochrome with a range of gray tones creating contrast between light and shadow. Figures are seated and standing with sheep and trees surrounding them, while the background is filled with intricate vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and open-bite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 14.5 × 19.8 cm (5 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 23 × 32.4 cm (9 1/16 × 12 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.103.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Roethlisberger 1987, no. undesc.

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1987

  • Roethlisberger, Marcel. "The Prints of Gerhardt Janssen." Print Quarterly IV (1987): undesc.

Watermarks

three stars

Wikidata ID

Q77112591

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