View of the Ponte Quattro Capi and the Island of the Tiber

1550

Hieronymus Cock

Associated Names
Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

The image shows an old stone bridge crossing a river, leading to rustic buildings on a hillside. The view is from a low angle by the riverbank, with the river in the foreground, flanked by lush vegetation and rocks. The horizon features the buildings and the bridge as the focal point. The etching style includes detailed line work for texture in the structures and foliage. The monochrome color palette uses dark ink lines on light paper for depth. The sky has swirling clouds, contrasting with the calm water below. In the distance, more buildings are seen on the hilly landscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 22.9 x 32.6 cm (9 x 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.80.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 46

  • Series Title

    Views of Roman Ruins: pl. Z [Hollstein 22-46]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Christie's, London, 29 November 1994, no. 53); (Christopher Mendez, London via David Tunick, New York); purchased 1994 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 Vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951: vol. IV (Cock), no. 46.

1971

  • Riggs, Timothy A. "Hieronymus Cock: Printmaker and Publisher." Ph.D. diss., Yale University (1971): no. 25.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: PONTIS, NVNC QVATVOR CAPITVM, OLIM FABRICII, PROSPECTVS,; upper right in plate: .Z.; lower right in plate: H. COCK F. 1550 (in reverse)

Wikidata ID

Q75125863

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