Seaport with Anchored Vessels

1638

Ercole Bazicaluva

Associated Names
Ercole Bazicaluva

Artist, Florentine, c. 1610 - 1661 or after

The image shows a raised perspective looking over a river or waterway with boats moored along the bank. In the background, there is a distant shoreline with tall trees, a cylindrical stone tower, and a landscape of brush. To the right, there is a large tree with a textured trunk and tangled branches. The artwork features detailed textures created through etching strokes, from the tree bark to the clouds. The color palette is monochrome, contrasting dark lines with lighter paper. In the foreground, there are two figures with hats, one with a donkey, near the water.

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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: 22.3 x 29.4 cm (8 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 30 x 44 cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.3.7

  • 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: upper right: 27/12; lower left: non decrit; lower right: 9;lower center verso: 6; lower right verso: I

Wikidata ID

Q74884568

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