Landscape with the Great Ruins, from The Small Landscapes
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert
c. 1638
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 32.9 × 44.2 cm (13 × 17 7/16 in.); Plate: 34.5 × 45.2 cm (13 5/8 × 17 13/16 in.); Sheet: 36.1 × 46 cm (14 1/4 × 18 1/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23632
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert was best known for his reproductive engravings of the work of Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. This engraving is from a lengthy series called Small Landscapes, which shows humans in all-encompassing, dramatic landscapes. The human figures in this composition, who graze sheep and fetch water from the stream, interact with and blend into their surroundings.