Riverscape with Rocks on the Right: pl.3
1601 to 1650
Medium
etching
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1972.66.34
Art Historical Context
Step into the tranquil world of *Riverscape with on the Right: pl 3*, an exquisite etching created by Dutch artist Roelant Rog in collaboration with engraver Melchior Küsel the early to mid-17th centuryca. 1601–1650). This print, housed in the National Gallery of's Department of Prints (CG-E) and acquired through the Ailsa Mellon Fund, captures a serene river scene framed by rugged rocks on the right, evoking natural beauty of the Dutch countryside. Roghman, a master of landscape depiction during the Dutch Golden Age, specialized in detailed topographical views that celebrated the region's wa...