Two Men Carrying Staffs

Herman van Swanevelt

Associated Names
Herman van Swanevelt

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

The image depicts a landscape viewed from above, framed in an oval shape. Two small figures are walking along a path or riverbank. The terrain is filled with trees and there is a prominent hill with a structure resembling a castle on top. In the distance, hills meet a sky with soft clouds and birds flying. The scene is rendered in monochrome using varying line density to convey texture and form.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.32.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 84, State only

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1884

  • Dutuit, Eugène. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Vol. I, IV-VI. Paris: A Levy, 1884-1885. Reprint. Amsterdam: G.W. Hissink, 1970-1972.

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

Q65569351

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