Silvio, Dorinda and Linco
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 6.4 x 9 cm (2 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1952.8.44
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald Collection *Silvio, Dorinda and Linco* is a drawing by Johann Wilhelm Baur created in 1640. This intimate work, measuring just 6.4 x 9 cm, captures a pastoral scene likely drawn from 17th-century Italian literature, such as Guarini's *Il Pastor F*, where these characters embody the idyllic tensions of love and rural life amid shepherds and hunters. Baur, a German artist active in Vienna and Italy, infused his compositions with the lively narrative energy of the Baroque era, blending precise linework with atmospheric depth. Executed in pen and br...
About the Artist
Johann Wilhelm Baur · 1607–1642
Johann Wilhelm Baur was a German draughtsman, painter, and printmaker who came of age in the early seventeenth century and built his reputation through the production of finely detailed illustrations and miniatures. Though the precise details of his training remain incompletely documented, Baur developed his skills in the tradition of German and Northern European graphic art, showing influences fr...