Roman View
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
early 17th century
Medium
Watercolor over red chalk; framing lines in pen and black ink
Dimensions
Overall: 5 7/8 x 4 3/16 in. (15 x 10.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1965
Accession Number
65.136.2
Tags
RuinsTreesHuman Figures
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...