Who created this artwork?

RP- was created by Jan Asselijn in ca. 1636 - ca. 1644.

When was this artwork created?

This artwork was created ca. 1636 - ca. 1644.

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View of the Ponte Rotto in Rome

Q: What medium is this artwork?

RP- is point of brush and black ink, with grey wash, over black chalk; later additions in dark grey wash, with some opaque white and green watercolour; framing line in brown ink.

Jan Asselijn

ca. 1636 - ca. 1644

Medium

point of brush and black ink, with grey wash, over black chalk; later additions in dark grey wash, with some opaque white and green watercolour; framing line in brown ink

Dimensions

h 199mm × w 313mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; chalk; ink; watercolor (paint); deck paint

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

city-view in general; 'veduta'; bridge in city across river, canal, etc.

Production Place

? Rome

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1991

Notes

hoogte 199 mm x breedte 313 mm

Collection Type

drawings

About Jan Asselijn

1600–1652 • Dutch Republic

Dutch painter and draftsman, of French descent. He was one of the most important artists of the second generation of Dutch italianates, with Jan Both and Jan Baptist Weenix. The Asselin family moved from Dieppe to Amsterdam ca. 1621 and adopted the Dutch spelling of their surname after 1650. Comment on works: Landscapes w/figures; Views