Rocky Landscape with a Natural Arch

Italienische Grafik 1579–1623, ca. 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.
Kunstenaar
Italienische Grafik 1579–1623
Datering
ca. 1575
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache on blue laid paper
Afmetingen
20,9 × 26,9 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

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