Landscape with Ruins and Two Cows at the Waterside, from a series of four horizontal Roman Landscapes

Prints and Drawings

1645/50

Jan Both
Dutch, c. 1618-1652

Jan Both was one of the principal Dutch painters of idyllic Italian views. This print, one of a series of four horizontal Roman landscapes, is in the artist’s mature style and was probably executed in Utrecht after his return from Italy in 1641. The variety of linear treatment and the deeper etching of the foreground reveal Both’s efforts to capture the effects of Italy’s golden light.

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Artist: Jan Both
Title: Landscape with Ruins and Two Cows at the Waterside, from a series of four horizontal Roman Landscapes
Place: Holland (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1645–1650
Medium: Etching on ivory paper
Dimensions: Plate: 20 × 27.3 cm (7 7/8 × 10 3/4 in.); Sheet: 20.3 × 27.7 cm (8 × 10 15/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Marie Louise Pritchard
Reference Number: 1960.838
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