Landscape with Sail Boats

1546

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

The image shows a coastal landscape with small sailing boats in the water. The viewpoint is elevated, showing the coastline, water, and a distant town or village at the horizon. There are buildings with domes and towers along the horizon, with hills behind them. On the left are rocky outcrops with buildings and vegetation, while on the right, a tall cliff rises above the sea with a fortress-like structure. The etching uses fine lines of varying density to depict texture and depth, with a monochromatic color palette highlighting pen strokes and shading for contrast and realism.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.79

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1917, no. 57, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1950

  • Rosenwald Collection: An Exhibition of Recent Acquisitions, NGA, 1950, no. 45, repro.

Bibliography

1917

  • Schwarz, Karl. Augustin Hirschvogel: Ein deutscher Meister der Renaissance. Berlin: Julius Bard, 1917. Reprint. 2 vols. New York: Collectors Editions, 1971. Schwarz, as Bartsch before him, listed Hirschvogel'sse

Wikidata ID

Q65019094

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