Nimf Corsica mishandeld door een satyr
Medium
etching
Dimensions
96; 66
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Bartholomeus Breenbergh’s 1640 etching “Nimf Corsica mishandeld door een satyr” presents a compact mythological scene rendered in the artist’s characteristically refined Italianate style. Active during the Dutch Golden Age, Breenbergh spent formative years in Rome, where he absorbed the luminous qualities of the southern landscape and classical narratives that would define much of his printmaking. The small plate—only 96 by 66 millimeters—demonstrates how etching allowed artists to convey dramatic tension with economical yet expressive lines. The subject draws on ancient myths of nymphs pursu...
About the Artist
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
Probably was apprenticed in Amsterdam. He was one of the early Dutch italianates, that is, northern artists who travelled to Italy in the 1620s and were inspired by southern landscapes. On his return, he settled in Amsterdam and his landscapes were developed as more severe and monumental, often with historical subjects; strongly influenced by the Pre-Rembrandtists. Comment on works: Landscapes; Ru...