Landscape with Men Fishing by Moonlight

Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery

Associated Names
Aegidius Sadeler II

Artist, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1629

Roelandt Savery

Artist After, Dutch, 1576 - 1639

The image depicts a detailed scene that combines nature and human activity. The horizon is shown with distant trees and rocky formations along a body of water. Sunlight shines through textured clouds, casting beams over the landscape. The brushstrokes are fine, showing intricate details in a large tree and surrounding structures. The color palette is monochromatic, using shades of black, gray, and white. Figures are engaged in rural activities within the natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving and etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1978.96.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 237, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

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

Wikidata ID

Q65564337

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