Landscape with Resting Herdsmen

1638

Ercole Bazicaluva

Associated Names
Ercole Bazicaluva

Artist, Florentine, c. 1610 - 1661 or after

The image depicts a landscape with rocky terrain, trees, shrubs, a figure, and a cow. There are detailed engravings showing textures in monochrome colors emphasizing contrasts and depth. The scene extends to the horizon with uneven foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.7 x 24.7 cm (6 9/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 43.1 cm (11 7/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.3.12

  • 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

lower left in plate: Insignis huius artifex atque humulis / prohibuit me suum apponere nomen; the following all by later hands in graphite: lower left: non decrit; lower right: 2; lower center verso: 6; lower right verso: I

Wikidata ID

Q74884610

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