Summer Harvest in an Extensive Landscape
c. 1590
Medium
pen and black ink with blue and brownish gray wash over graphite
Dimensions
overall: 27 × 42.4 cm (10 5/8 × 16 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1980.2.1
Art Historical Context
**Summer Harvest in an Extensive Landscape by Lodewyk Toeput, created around 1590, captures the vibrancy of rural life in a sweeping vista. This delicate drawing, executed in pen and black ink with blue brownish gray wash over graphite, measures 27 × 42.4 cm and exemplifies artist's skill in rendering expansive natural scenes teeming with activity. Toeput, a Flemishsman active in northern Italy (also known as Ludovicozoserrato), often depicted idyllic countrysides inspired by the Veneto region, blending meticulous detail with atmospheric depth. In the late 16th century, during the transition ...