Winter Landscape

Jan van de Velde II

Associated Names
Jan van de Velde II

Artist, Dutch, 1593 - 1641

The image shows a landscape featuring precise lines and detailing, offering a bird's-eye view of a riverside scene. Figures in historical clothing interact with the river, while arched ruins and trees are visible to the left. Windmills are outlined on the horizon, adding depth to the scene. The sky above is filled with clouds and birds. The color palette is monochrome, using contrasting ivory and black lines for detail. The etched lines create texture and convey movement and light play across the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.5 x 25.4 cm (6 7/8 x 10 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.63.1.115

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 300, State only

  • Series Title

    Six Landscapes: pl.1 [Hollstein 300-305]

  • Volume Title

    Livre de Paissage: f.115

Associated Artworks

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Livre de Paissage

Various Artists

1600

Title Page

Simon Frisius

1611

Topographia variarvm regionvm

Simon Frisius

1611

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 118.

Bibliography

1883

  • Franken, D. and J.Ph. van der Kellen. L'Oeuvre de Jan van de Velde. Amsterdam: Frederik Muller et Cie; Paris: Rapilly, 1883. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink en Co., 1968.

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

Q65510014

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