Corisca

1640

Johann Wilhelm Baur

Associated Names
Johann Wilhelm Baur

Artist, German, 1607 - 1641

The image presents a scene with a figure standing amidst a natural setting. The horizon is low, with hills and clusters of vegetation in the background. Delicate brushstrokes create movement and texture in the foliage and clouds. The color palette is muted, primarily in shades of brown and gray. The figure holds a staff or spear-like object, with a landscape of vegetation in the distance blending into the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 6.4 x 9.1 cm (2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.41

  • 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

lower left in brown ink: 25.; lower center in brown ink: Corisca.

Wikidata ID

Q64582072

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