A Temple in a Courtyard (Pool of Bethesda)
Adam Elsheimer
late 16th–early 17th century
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 · 1578–1610
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.