View of the Forum

probably 1550

Hieronymus Cock

Associated Names
Hieronymus Cock

Artist, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

The image shows an architectural view from an elevated perspective. The skyline includes distant buildings, arches, and a tower. The background features hills and mountains. The artwork displays detailed line work with hatching and cross-hatching for texture. The color scheme is sepia and gray, emphasizing the historical feel. The scene includes columns, ruins, archways, and city walls.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 20.1 x 30.1 cm (7 15/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.80.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 31

  • Series Title

    Views of Roman Ruins: pl. H [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. 31.

1971

  • Riggs, Timothy A. "Hieronymus Cock: Printmaker and Publisher." Ph.D. diss., Yale University (1971): no. 10.

Inscriptions

upper left in plate: .H.; upper right in plate: PROSPECTVS COLOSSAEI CVM AEDIBVS ET VARIIS RVINIS / ILLI CONTIGVIS; lower right in plate: COCK FE

Wikidata ID

Q75125906

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