A Crenelated Tower by the Water's Edge
ca. 1650
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1957-41-50
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Antoni Waterloo (1618–1677), a Dutch artist of the Golden Age, crafted *A Crenelated Tower the Water's Edge* 1650. This print captures a picturesque landscape featuring a medieval-style crenelated tower—its notched battlements evoking ancient fortifications—perched dramatically at the water's edge. Waterloo, trained in etching and drawing, specialized in evocative scenes of nature, ruins, and architecture, often blending meticulous detail with a sense of serene melancholy. As a product of the Dutch Golden Age, the artwork reflects the era's fascination with the Dutch countryside and historica...