Past Exhibition

Sixteenth-Century Prints of the Danube School

The image depicts a ground-level view of a wooden bridge stretching towards a village by a river. The bridge is made of planks and posts, leading towards clusters of rooftops and a round building with a turret. In the background, rolling hills are visible. The horizon line is at the upper third with faint outlines of distant hills and trees. On the right, there is a detailed tree with cross-hatching and linear strokes for texture. The style is pen-and-ink with fine and detailed brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and white. The scene is framed by two tall trees and features details like the carved year "1546" on a stone.
Augustin Hirschvogel, River Landscape with a Footbridge, 1546, etching on laid paper, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2008.48.4

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    West Building Ground Floor
The image depicts a ground-level view of a wooden bridge stretching towards a village by a river. The bridge is made of planks and posts, leading towards clusters of rooftops and a round building with a turret. In the background, rolling hills are visible. The horizon line is at the upper third with faint outlines of distant hills and trees. On the right, there is a detailed tree with cross-hatching and linear strokes for texture. The style is pen-and-ink with fine and detailed brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of black and white. The scene is framed by two tall trees and features details like the carved year "1546" on a stone.
Augustin Hirschvogel, River Landscape with a Footbridge, 1546, etching on laid paper, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, 2008.48.4

Overview: The prints in this exhibition came from the National Gallery of Art collection.

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