Northern Landscape Fantasy Evoking Tivoli

c. 1664

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Associated Names
Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem

Artist, Dutch, 1620 - 1683

The image displays a pastoral landscape from an elevated viewpoint. The horizon is towards the upper third of the image, revealing distant hills and a faintly sketched structure. The drawing is made with fine pencil strokes capturing the details of trees, figures, and other elements. The color palette consists of soft sepia tones. In the foreground, there is a gathering of people and animals. Large trees create depth, while faint architectural and natural elements appear in the background. Birds fly in the sky, adding to the scene's tranquility and motion.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 18 x 27.3 cm (7 1/16 x 10 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2004.139.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. C. Gaa, Mannheim (1871 - c. 1925) (Lugt 538a)(his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 9-10 May 1930, no. 30). (Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 38.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: hdz 832 / (not deciphered) / 275 XT / Berchem

Wikidata ID

Q64618492

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