Landscape with Three Figures and Birds
mid 17th–late 17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, framing lines in pen and brown ink, and brush and brown wash.
Dimensions
7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in. (18.5 x 27.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1996
Accession Number
1996.150
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the tranquil *Landscape with Three Figures and*, Flemish artist Albert Flamen captures serene beauty of nature during the mid-to-late 17th century. Flamen, a skilled draftsman and engraver active in Brussels, was renowned for his meticulous depictions of landscapes, flora, and fauna, reflecting the era's fascination with the natural world amid the Baroque period's emphasis on detail and realism. This drawing, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, invites viewers into a pastoral scene featuring three figures—likely women—amidst trees, leaves, and flutteri...