Travellers among Roman Ruins

Pieter Stevens

Associated Names
Pieter Stevens

Artist, Flemish, c. 1567 - 1624 or after

The image shows a landscape enclosed within an oval frame, presenting a historical scene with Roman-style ruins. In the foreground, three figures stand near a rocky area. To the right, people with livestock move along a path. In the background, tall columns and partial structures stand among smaller human figures. The horizon slopes gently upward, with distant buildings, ruins, and trees under a softly clouded sky. The image features delicate brushwork, fine lines, and subtle shading, with an earthy color palette dominated by soft sepia tones, browns, oranges, and greys contrasting with the pale blue sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with red-brown and blue wash, incised for transfer

  • Credit Line

    Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.1 x 23.6 cm (8 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
    image (diameter): 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.74.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Max Goldstein, Saint Louis; (Kende (Kennedy?) Gallery, New York, sale May 5 and 6, 1950, no. 68, as Pieter van Slingeland); Julius S. Held, Old Bennington, Vermont; purchased 1983 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of Ingrid and Julius S. Held, The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; traveling exhibition, 1979, no. 6.

Bibliography

1985

  • Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta. "A Census of Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680, in North America Collections" Central European History xviii (1985) 1:4-13, 70-74, 106.

Inscriptions

lower right of image, in pen and brown ink: PS; in later hand, lower right verso in graphite: Pieter Slingeland / Flemish / Sp.27-

Wikidata ID

Q64619659

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