Landscape near Rome; verso: Fountain
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink. Verso: pen, brown ink and some brush and brown wash over black chalk
Dimensions
4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (10.8 x 16.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940
Accession Number
40.91.20
Tags
Art Historical Context
This exquisite 17th-century drawing, created by an anonymous Dutch artist captures a serene *Landscape near Rome* on the recto, featuring lush trees and rolling terrain evocative of the Roman countryside. Flipped over, the verso reveals a detailed *Fountain*, showcasing the artist's versatility in rendering architectural elements. At just 4¼ x 6½ inches, its intimate scale suggests it was a personal sketchbook study, ideal for an artist traveling or working en plein air during the Dutch Golden Age. The medium—pen and brown ink with and brown wash over faint black chalk underdrawing—exemplifie...