The Arch of Septimius Severus Seen from the East
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 9/16 in. (19.7 x 26.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2010
Accession Number
2010.526
Tags
ArchitectureArches
About the Artist
Bartholomeus Breenbergh|Jan Brueghel the Elder|Matthijs Bril the Younger
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...