Landscape with Bridge and Ruins in Background

Pieter Dircksz Santvoort

Associated Names
Pieter Dircksz Santvoort

Artist, Dutch, 1603 or after - 1635

The image depicts a landscape scene from a slightly elevated perspective, suggesting a view from a hillside looking down into a valley. The horizon is in the upper third of the image, with the sky meeting distant hills and faint outlines of castle-like structures. Loose, sketch-like brushstrokes convey a sense of quick study or draft. The use of ink wash and pen creates a monochromatic color palette ranging from light beige to deep browns. A path winds up a slope with a wooden fence or structure on the right, and two figures are on the path as it descends into the valley. In the distance, clusters of trees and shrubs surround scattered ruins on the horizon, adding depth. Lightly sketched clouds add texture to the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.4 x 29.3 cm (7 5/8 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.49.1


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:208.

Inscriptions

in later hand, upper left verso in graphite: no. 48/26 cms 30 x 19,5

Wikidata ID

Q64619652

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