Who created this artwork?

RP- was created by Cornelis Saftleven in 1625 - 1626.

When was this artwork created?

This artwork was created 1625 - 1626.

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Landschap met antieke ruïnes

Cornelis Saftleven

1625 - 1626

Medium

pen

Dimensions

h 215mm × w 347mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

ruin of a building ~ architecture; landscape with ruins; ruin of a building ~ architecture; landscape with ruins

Acquisition Method

unknown

Notes

hoogte 215 mm x breedte 347 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Cornelis Saftleven

1607–1681 • Dutch Republic

Cornelis Saftleven was the brother and pupil of Herman Saftleven the younger. He married Catharina Dirksz. van der Heyde in 1649, and lived in Rotterdam from 1648 to 1674. He married his second wife, Elisabeth van der Avondt, in 1655, and was appointed director of the Rotterdam guild in 1667. Comment on works:Painter, watercolourist, engraver (etching), draughtsman (including ink). Religious subjects, figures, genre scenes, interiors with figures, rustic scenes, landscapes with figures, landscapes, ruins, animals.