A View of Savelli near Albano

Jan de Bisschop

Associated Names
Jan de Bisschop

Artist, Dutch, 1628 - 1671

The image depicts a landscape with a rocky hillside leading to a castle-like structure. The drawing shows the elevated view with the horizon high up, blending a hill into the sky. The stone structures include towers, suggesting an old fortress. The sketchy brushstrokes and loose execution give a quick appearance. The color palette is primarily sepia, creating an antique atmosphere, with darker tones for shadows and lighter washes for highlights defining the hills and buildings. Surrounding the castle are dense foliage and rugged terrain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brush and brown ink with touches of gray and yellow wash

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 9.6 x 15.9 cm (3 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
    support: 18.4 x 25.3 cm (7 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.40.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(P&D Colnaghi, London) from 1971; sold 1976 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Landscape Drawings from the National Gallery's Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1985.

Bibliography

1971

  • Colnaghi, Lond.: 10/12/71-11/5/71, 50.

1976

  • Sotheby's, Amst.: 5/3/76, 11.

Inscriptions

upper left: Savelli [by?] Albano; lower left verso on old mount: N.1266?; on attachment: Savelli by Albano; lower right verso: 50

Wikidata ID

Q64580743

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