Landscape with a Bridge and a Village Church
Medium
Brush and gray ink, over black chalk; framing line in brush and gray ink
Dimensions
sheet: 5 9/16 x 7 11/16 in. (14.1 x 19.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2011
Accession Number
2011.298
Tags
Art Historical Context
This delicate drawing, *Landscape with a Bridge and a Village Church*, captures a tranquil rural scene typical of early seventeenth-century Flemish art. Created around 1600 by an anonymous artist working in the Flemish tradition, the work depicts a modest stone bridge spanning a gentle stream, a village church nestled among trees, and rolling countryside. Such subjects reflect the period’s growing appreciation for the natural world and everyday local landscapes, moving away from purely religious or courtly themes toward more intimate views of the countryside. Executed in brush and gray ink ov...
About the Artist
Ferdinand Kobell|Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century · 1740–1799
Comment on works: Landscapes with figures; Mountains; times of the day