Landscape with an Artist Sketching

Herman van Swanevelt

Associated Names
Herman van Swanevelt

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

The image shows detailed ruins surrounded by a landscape. A line of hills or low mountains is on the right, with sparse vegetation fading into the distance. Large, dilapidated stone structures with arches and remnants of grand architecture are on the left. The brushstrokes are finely detailed, utilizing lines and cross-hatching for texture. The color palette is monochromatic in sepia and brown tones. People in motion add scale to the architecture. Small trees and bushes lead toward a distant town on the horizon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.32.75

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 90, 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

Q65569464

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