Panoramic Landscape
1766
Medium
Pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
16 × 20 cm (6 5/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
3761
Art Historical Context
### Panoramic Landscape by Kobell Step into the serene world of *Panoramic Landscape*, delicate pen and brown ink drawing created by German artist Franz Kobell in1766. Measuring just 16 × 20 cm, this intimate work on ivory laid paper captures a sweeping vista of rolling hills, distant mountains, and atmospheric skies, inviting viewers to lose themselves in nature's expanse. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings Department, it exemplifies the precision of 18th-century draftsmanship. Kobell's masterful use of brown ink and pen allowed for intricate line work, subtle hatching...
About the Artist
Franz Kobell · 1749–1822
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