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Mannen en een muilezel bij de Via Appia

Jan Both

1644 - 1652

Medium

etching

Dimensions

h 198mm × w 275mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper

Object Type

Subject Matter

mule

Production Place

Utrecht

Acquisition Method

bequest

Acquired

1936

Notes

Legaat van de heer F.G. Waller, Amsterdam

Collection Type

prints

About Jan Both

1615–1652 • Dutch Republic

Brother of Andries Both, he was one of the foremost painters among the second generation of Dutch Italianates. While working in Italy he specialized in genre scenes; however, on his return to the Netherlands he concentrated on detailed, wooded landscapes bathed in a golden light. Comment on works: Genre; Landscapes; Views.