A Temple in a Courtyard (Pool of Bethesda)

Adam Elsheimer

late 16th–early 17th century

A Temple in a Courtyard (Pool of Bethesda) by Adam Elsheimer

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash

Dimensions

8 1/16 x 6 9/16 in. (20.5 x 16.6 cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Marianne and Paul Gourary Gift, 2001

Accession Number

2001.280

Tags

CourtyardsTemples

About the Artist

Adam Elsheimer · 15781610

Elsheimer's meticulously detailed small paintings on copper would establish him as the most influential artist to follow Albrecht Dürer. He most likely arrived in Italy ca. 1598, where he quite possibly was associated with Hans Rottenhammer, and then moved to Rome in 1600, where he remained until his death. Comment on works: Landscapes; Religious.

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