View of a Ruined Building

Herman van Swanevelt

Associated Names
Herman van Swanevelt

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

The image depicts a rustic landscape with two figures seated on a grassy mound on the left, one adult and one child. A figure rides a donkey towards a large, decrepit building with a makeshift roof on the right. The crumbling building is detailed with fine line etchings to show its deteriorated state. Distant hills in the middle ground and wispy clouds in the sky provide depth. The color palette is monochromatic, emphasizing earthy tones through cross-hatching and line work.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.32.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 40, State i/iii


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

Q65569364

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