River Landscape with Two Buildings

1545

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

The image shows a townscape with architectural elements set against a mountainous backdrop. The view is slightly elevated, revealing details of the buildings near a body of water. The horizon is high, with distant hills and mountains in the background. A large tower-like structure is on the right, displaying fine line work. In the center, a group of buildings leads to a bridge with arches. A tall tree is on the left with delicate branches and foliage. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing the detailed line work and shading.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.7.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1917, no. 66, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1969

  • Prints and drawings of the Danube School; an exhibition of South German and Austrian graphic art of 1500 to 1560, Yale University Art Gallery, City Art Museum of St. Louis, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1969-1970, no. 97, repro.

1973

  • Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-Century Prints of Northern Europe from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1973, no. 68, 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

Q65070882

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