River Landscape

Italian 17th Century

Associated Names
Italian 17th Century

Artist

The image is a drawing of a natural landscape. The scene includes trees and a gently sloping hill. A path curves into the image surrounded by trees. The trees are detailed with light brushwork. In the background, distant trees are visible at the horizon. The drawing is monochromatic in sepia tones, using varied line thickness and cross-hatching for texture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip and Judith Benedict

  • Dimensions

    overall: 23.6 x 41.9 cm (9 5/16 x 16 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1997.88.8

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (stamp, AF? in circle, Lugt undescribed); Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, DC; by descent to Philip and Judith Benedict; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 35.

Bibliography

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 35.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Swanevelt dit Herman d'Italie

Wikidata ID

Q64579004

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