Landscape with Sail Boats [bottom plate]

1546

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

The image shows a landscape and water seen from a high viewpoint. It includes a line of hills, a small town with unique buildings, a small house on a hill, sailboats on the water, and a castle-like structure on a rocky outcrop. The scene is depicted in a monochromatic scheme using fine lines, creating a detailed and classic illustration of the elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching [one of 2 prints on piece of uncut paper]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1952.8.248.b

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1917, no. 57, State only

Associated Artworks

The image is an etching of a landscape showing a medieval castle among rocky ridges. A line of hills divides the sky from the land near the horizon, where small structures are visible. Detailed lines depict jagged rocks, trees, and the castle in the foreground. A body of water with sailboats can be seen in the central part of the image. Farther away, there are architectural forms hinting at a settlement. The color palette is monochromatic, with an emphasis on light and shadow created by the etching lines.

Landscape with a Lake [top plate]

Augustin Hirschvogel

1546

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. 100, 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

Q65221076

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