Southern Imaginary Landscape with Mountains and a Lake
late 17th–18th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. At left, traces of a framing line in black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 11 3/8 x 16 7/8 in. (28.9 x 42.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2009
Accession Number
2009.128
Tags
Art Historical Context
Imagine stepping into a dreamlike vista crafted over three centuries ago: *Southern Imaginary Landscape with Mountains and a Lake* byorus Wilkens, a drawing from the late th to early 18th century. This work, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department measures 11 3/8 x 16 7/8 inches and was acquired through the Guy Wildenstein Gift in 9. Wilkens, a draftsman of the Northern European tradition, evokes an idealized southern European scene—towering mountains, a serene lake, and lush trees—blending real observation with fanciful invention, a popular motif during the trans...