View of a City near a River

1553

Hanns Lautensack

Associated Names
Hanns Lautensack

Artist, German, 1524 - 1561/1566

The image features a landscape with a medieval village, a river flowing from left to right with a wooden bridge. Hills and mountains with small buildings and structures are visible on the horizon. The sky shows swirling lines and clouds. The riverbank is detailed with plants and trees to the right. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white, typical of a traditional engraving. The architectural details of the village and nature are depicted realistically.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5331

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 41

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1984

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., February 1984.

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1978 (vol. XXI), no. 31.

1957

  • Schmitt, Annegrit. Hans Lautensack. Nuremberg: Verein für Geschichte der Stadt Nürnberg, 1957, no. 54.

Wikidata ID

Q65020562

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