A House on a Hillside in a Southern Landscape
mid-17th century
Medium
Black chalk, gray wash. Framing line in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 7 5/8 x 12 3/16 in. (19.4 x 30.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, PECO Foundation Gift, 2011
Accession Number
2011.257
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the sun-drenched expanses of a southern landscape, Adam Pynacker's *A House on a Hills in a Southern Landscape* the idyllic charm of 17th-century Italy through the eyes of a Dutch master. Created in the mid-1600s during the Dutch Golden Age, this drawing exemplifies Pynacker's Italianate style, inspired by his travels to Italy As a member of the "Dutch Italianates," he infused northern precision with the warm light, lush foliage, and classical motifs of the Mediterranean, often featuring humble houses perched amid rolling hills. Rendered in black chalk and subtle gray wash, with a ...