Study of Overgrown Trees; verso: Study of a Cypress and Two Overgrown Trees
Medium
Brush and gray ink, white gouache
Dimensions
sheet: 14 13/16 x 9 7/16 in. (37.7 x 23.9 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2012
Accession Number
2012.43
Tags
Art Historical Context
Joseph Werner the Younger (1637–1710), a Swiss-German Baroque artist renowned for his intricate miniature portraits and landscapes, created this double-sided drawing as a meticulous study of nature's wild beauty. Titled *Study of Overgrown Trees verso: Study of a Cypress and Two Overgrown Trees it captures the tangled, majestic forms of ancient trees, evoking the untamed wilderness that fascinated 17th-century European artists amid the era's growing interest in naturalism. Executed in brush and gray ink heightened with white gouache on a generous sheet measuring 14 13/16 x 9 7/16 inches, the ...