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Landscape with an Inn to the Right and House on Rocks to the Left

Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery

probably c. 1609

Landscape with an Inn to the Right and House on Rocks to the Left by Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery

Medium

engraving on laid paper

Classification

Print

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.7622

Art Historical Context

Behold the intricate *Landscape with an Inn to Right and House on Rocks the Left*, an engraving by Aegidius Sadeler II after a composition by Roelandt Sav, likely created around 1609.eler, a masterful Flemish engraver from a renowned family of printmakers, faithfully translated Savery's vision onto laid paper—a period staple with its subtle chain lines that enhanced the tactile quality of prints. Savery, a leading landscape artist influenced by the Antwerp school and later the Prague court, captured the dramatic interplay of craggy cliffs, humble dwellings, and expansive vistas, evoking the su...

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