Uranio and Carino

1640

Johann Wilhelm Baur

Associated Names
Johann Wilhelm Baur

Artist, German, 1607 - 1641

This is a drawing of a scene set in an ancient or classical city environment. The drawing depicts an urban landscape with classical architecture, including a prominent temple-like structure to the right and a large building with decorative facades and an archway to the left. The structures are rendered with detailed lines and shading. In the foreground, two robed figures are conversing. The background includes a gathering crowd.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.5 x 9 cm (2 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.34

  • Series Title

    G.B. Guarini's "Il pastor fido"

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1985

  • Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta. "A Census of Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680, in North American Collections" Central European History xviii, 1 (1985):4-13, 70-74, 77.

Inscriptions

across bottom in brown ink: 33 Vranio [et] Carino.

Wikidata ID

Q64582065

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