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The Large Tree from Upright Italian Landscapes
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The Large Tree from Upright Italian Landscapes

Date unknown

Medium

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 10 1/4 x 8 1/16 in. (26 x 20.4 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Jan Both

1615–1652Dutch Republic

Brother of Andries Both, he was one of the foremost painters among the second generation of Dutch Italianates. While working in Italy he specialized in genre scenes; however, on his return to the Netherlands he concentrated on detailed, wooded landscapes bathed in a golden light. Comment on works: Genre; Landscapes; Views.