Berglandschap met een meer en een kasteel

About this artwork

…; acquired by the museum, with three other drawings, in exchange for prints from the dealer Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, 1970

Art Historical Context

**Berglandschap met een en een kasteel (Mountain Landscape with a Lake and a Castle)** Created by Italian artist Agostino Tassi (c. 1578–1644), this delicate pen drawing captures a serene alpine vista, featuring rugged mountains framing a tranquil lake and a distant castle. Measuring just 105 x 174 mm, its intimate scale invites close contemplation, typical of preparatory sketches from the late Renaissance to early Baroque period. Tassi, renowned for his atmospheric landscapes and architectural illusions, drew inspiration from the Roman countryside and northern European prints, blending dra...