River Landscape with Traveler
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, touches of brush and brown wash. Framing line in pen and brown ink.
Dimensions
sheet: 8 1/16 x 12 3/8 in. (20.4 x 31.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 1997
Accession Number
1997.168
Tags
Art Historical Context
Cornelis Vroom's *River Landscape with Traveler*, delicate 17th-century drawing captures the serene beauty of the Dutch countryside during the Golden Age. Rendered in pen and brown ink with subtle touches of brush and brown, this 8 x 12-inch sheet (20.4 x 31.5 cm) depicts a winding river flanked by lush trees and a solitary human figure journeying through the scene. Acquired through the Frits and Rita Markus Fund in1997, it resides in the Metropolitan Museum of's Department of Drawings and Prints,ifying the era's fascination with everyday natural vistas. Vroom, a Haarlem-based artist known fo...