The Withered Tree
Medium
etching
Dimensions
plate: 25.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/8 x 8 in.) sheet: 33 x 29.3 cm (13 x 11 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Accession Number
1985.3.8
Art Historical Context
**The Withered Tree** is a striking etching by Crescenzio Onofri, created in 1696 and now housed in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Department CG-E). Measuring 25.7 x 20.3 cm on the plate and slightly larger on its sheet, this intimate print captures a solitary, decayed tree, evoking a sense of quiet contemplation amid nature's impermanence. Onofri, an Italian artist active in the late 17th century, exemplifies the era's fascination with detailed, atmospheric landscapes through this precise work. Etching, the medium here, was a revolutionary printmaking...
About the Artist
Crescenzio Onofri · 1632–1712
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