Landscape with Castle above a Harbor
1540
Medium
pen and brown ink with watercolor and white heightening on light brown laid paper
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 17.3 x 26.1 cm (6 13/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1978.19.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Matthys Cock · 1509–1548
**Matthys Cock**, also known as Matthijs Wellens de Cock (c. 1509/10 – 1548), was a Flemish landscape painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp. Born into an artistic family, he was the son of the painter Jan Wellens de Cock and the elder brother of the renowned engraver and publisher Hieronymus Cock. He trained in the family workshop and the Antwerp artistic milieu, becoming a master in the Guil...