The Fountain and the Column of Trajan in Rome

1656

Jan Lutma II

Associated Names
Jan Lutma II

Artist, Dutch, 1624 - 1689

The image shows a grand fountain surrounded by figures, both sculptural and human, in an urban setting. The perspective is direct and level, allowing a full view of the scene. The fountain's sculpture features figures with water streaming down, captured in precise strokes. The backdrop includes an architectural panorama with a tall column. The color palette is primarily sepia. People and buildings are seen around the fountain, with distant mountains visible in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with punch engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 26 × 20.5 cm (10 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.12

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 10, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (Lugt 1943 and Lugt 5212), deaccessioned 1972

Associated Names

Bibliography

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at upper left: Joannes Lutma Junior / fecit 1656; in plate, on top of column at left: PONT MAX; in plate, at lower left: [illegible]; verso: in graphite, at lower right: Rovinski Eleves74.5 (as from Nagler) / WII 72.7 (as Piazza Navona) / Hol XI 115.10 (reproduced) after / Bernini / 1502 2

Markings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Lugt 5212), annotated in center, in graphite: 6/15/72 / JIM; The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Lugt 1943), annotated below, in graphite: 51.501.6106

Wikidata ID

Q65571283

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