Rocky Landscape with a Natural Arch

Italienische Grafik 1579–1623, hacia 1575

The image depicts a landscape seen from a slightly elevated perspective, showing rocky cliffs, an arched stone formation, and a distant mountain with a small building surrounded by trees. The artwork features intricate brushstrokes to depict texture and depth in rocks and trees. The color palette consists mainly of earthy tones, including sepia and muted greenish-blue hues. Two tiny human figures near a body of water at the bottom left suggest scale. Sparse vegetation is spread across the rocky terrain, with denser clusters of trees and foliage in the distance. Light and shadow play across the terrain.
Artista
Italienische Grafik 1579–1623
Fecha
hacia 1575
Tipo
Dibujo
Técnica
pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper
Medidas
20,9 × 26,9 cm
Colección
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licencia
Dominio público, CC0

Descripción de la imagen

The image depicts a landscape seen from a slightly elevated perspective, showing rocky cliffs, an arched stone formation, and a distant mountain with a small building surrounded by trees. The artwork features intricate brushstrokes to depict texture and depth in rocks and trees. The color palette consists mainly of earthy tones, including sepia and muted greenish-blue hues. Two tiny human figures near a body of water at the bottom left suggest scale. Sparse vegetation is spread across the rocky terrain, with denser clusters of trees and foliage in the distance. Light and shadow play across the terrain.

Italienische Grafik 1579–1623