The Ponte Molle

Jan Both

Associated Names
Jan Both

Artist, Dutch, 1615/1618 - 1652

The image presents a landscape with a stone bridge running across a river. The horizon is low, emphasizing the sky filled with light clouds. The bridge is composed of several arches and stretches into the distance. A group of figures and a horse-drawn cart are near vessels by the water's edge. Rolling hills can be seen beyond the bridge. The color palette is monochrome, giving a timeless quality to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper, posthumous impression

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.75

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 5, State (posthumous impression)

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 4.

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Wikidata ID

Q65359254

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