Men fishing with nets in a river, from 'Danubius Pannonico-Mysicus' (Volume 3)
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 16 3/4 × 11 13/16 in. (42.5 × 30 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.3435
Art Historical Context
Behold *Men fishing with nets in a river*, a captivating etching from Volume 3 of Luigi Ferdinando Marsigli's monumental *Danubius Pannonico-Mysicus* (1726). Created by Dutch engraver Jacob Houbraken and Italian artist Antonio Rossi, this print captures the rhythm of life along the Danube River in the Pannonian and Mysian regions—ancient territories spanning modern-day Hungary, Serbia, and beyond. Marsigli's six-volume work, a pioneering study of the river's geography, flora, fauna, and cultures, paired scientific observation with exquisite illustrations, making it a cornerstone of 18th-centur...
About the Artist
Jacob Houbraken|Antonio Rossi (Italian|Dutch) · 1700 |1698 –1753 |1780
Italian, Bologna 1700–1753 Bologna|Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam