Italian Landscape with a Bridge
1642/52
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper; verso, slight sketches of leaves in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
20.4 × 29 cm (8 1/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
ink or chalk wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
100817
About the Artist
Jan Both · 1618–1652
Jan Both was born in Utrecht around 1618 into an artistically rich environment: his father was a glass painter, and his brother Andries was also a painter with whom he would collaborate during their formative years in Italy. Jan trained under Abraham Bloemaert, one of the most versatile and influential artists working in Utrecht, before traveling to Rome — a journey that would prove decisive for h...