Landscape with Three Nude Men and a Dog
1501 to 1550
Medium
engraving
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1980.43.2
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the National Gallery of Art's captivating engraving, *Landscape with Three N Men and a Dog*, created by Flemish engraver Jan Sadeler I after a design by painter Gillis Mostaert, dating to between 1501 and 1550. This print exemplifies the collaborative spirit of the Northern Renaissance, where skilled engravers like Sadeler faithfully reproduced paintings by masters such as Mostaert, known for his imaginative landscapes blending everyday and fantastical elements. Engraving, an intaglio technique involving incised metal plates inked and pressed onto paper, allowed for exquisite detai...