Coastal Landscape with Anchored Vessels

1638

Ercole Bazicaluva

Associated Names
Ercole Bazicaluva

Artist, Florentine, c. 1610 - 1661 or after

The image shows a coastal scene from a land point of view. The horizon line is above the center, where the sea meets a distant shoreline with buildings. Several boats are docked in the water. A figure with a staff walks near rustic buildings with thatched roofs. A tower emits smoke in the background. The artwork is in black and white, emphasizing the details of natural and man-made elements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17 x 24.6 cm (6 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.4 x 43.7 cm (11 3/16 x 17 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.3.3

  • Series Title

    Landscapes Dedicated to the Grand Duke of Tuscany

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1959

  • B. 20, p.73.

1989

  • Valeria Bella Stampe, GRAFICA ANTICA E MODERNA, Milan: 11/89, no.1.

Inscriptions

the following all by later hands in graphite, lower left: No.1385; lower right: 8; lower center verso: 6; lower right verso: I

Watermarks

Fleur-de-lis

Wikidata ID

Q74884557

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