Italianate Landscape with the Ruins of Brederode Castle
mid-17th–late 17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash
Dimensions
sheet: 16 3/8 x 22 5/16 in. (41.6 x 56.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2008
Accession Number
2008.111
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nicolaes Berchem, leading Dutch artist of the Golden Age (1620–1683), this *Italianate Landscape with the Ruins of Breder Castle* in the mid- to late 17th century.ed in pen and brown ink with brown wash on a generous sheet measuring 16 3/8 x 22 5/16 inches, it exemplifies the intricate drawing techniques by Dutch masters for capturing atmospheric landscapes. Berchem's style blended pastoral scenes with classical ruins, evoking the idealized Italian countryside popular among Northern European artists who rarely visited Italy but drew from prints and memories. The composition highlights the dra...