View of a Bridge and Waterfalls in Tivoli; verso: View of a Waterfall in Tivoli From Within a Cave
ca. 1640–45 (?)
Medium
Black chalk, brush and brown and gray ink
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 1/2 × 10 13/16 in. (39.4 × 27.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013
Accession Number
2013.932
Tags
About the Artist
Karel Dujardin|Guilliam du Gardijn · 1626–1678
Karel Dujardin, born in Amsterdam on September 27, 1626, was the son of the little-known painter Guilliam du Gardin. His early training came under the guidance of Nicolaes Berchem, a master whose influence is evident in Dujardin's animal and landscape depictions, while he was also inspired by the works of Paulus Potter. As a young artist, Dujardin traveled to Italy, where he immersed himself in th...