View of Heidelberg
ca. 1588–89
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 12 in. (20.0 x 30.5 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, David T. Schiff Gift and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1995
Accession Number
1995.15
Tags
About this artwork
Jan Brueghel the Elder's "View of Heidelberg" (ca. 1588–89) The work, executed in pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink, measures 7 7/8 x 12 in. and Prints served crucial roles in disseminating artistic ideas and images across geographic and social boundaries. This work provides valuable insights into Jan Brueghel the Elder's artistic practice and the broader cultural and material contexts of its creation.