Mountain Landscape with a View of the Loibl Pass
c. 1687 - c. 1690
Medium
pen and greyish-brown ink, over traces of graphite; framing lines in greyish-brown ink (upper and right border), graphite (left border) and dark brown ink (lower border)
Dimensions
231; 340
About this artwork
height 231 mm x width 340 mm
Art Historical Context
Albert Meyering’s *Mountain Landscape with a View of the Loibl Pass* captures the rugged beauty of the Alps in a delicate pen-and-ink drawing created between 1687 and 1690. The scene invites viewers to imagine traveling through this dramatic mountain pass, which connects what is now Austria and Slovenia. Meyering, working during the late Dutch Golden Age, specialized in landscapes that blended careful observation with a sense of wonder, reflecting the period’s growing fascination with topography and natural scenery. The artist employed pen and greyish-brown ink over faint graphite lines, a te...
About the Artist
Albert Meyering · 1645–1714
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