Battus Transformed into Stone

Herman van Swanevelt

Associated Names
Herman van Swanevelt

Artist, Dutch, c. 1600 - 1655

The image shows an expansive landscape viewed from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is low with distant hills and soft clouds in the sky. The detailed engraving style creates texture, especially in the trees and figures. The color palette is monochromatic in various shades of brown. A tree, a cow, and two figures are visible near a riverbank. Lush trees fill the scene with detail, leading the eye into the landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1973.32.82

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 17, State ii/iv

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

Q65569490

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