1612
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Eight Bohemian Landscapes: Landscape with Log Bridge over Cataract is a 1612 by Aegidius Sadeler II, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a dark, tangled forest with a small wooden bridge over a roaring waterfall. Tiny figures cross the bridge under twisted trees. The scene feels dreamlike, not a real place. This print was made by Aegidius Sadeler after designs by Pieter Stevens. Stevens worked in Antwerp before moving to Prague for the emperor’s court. The style mixes real details with fantasy. Look next at Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570–1629).
The dramatic forest interior, ornamental foliage, and diminutive figures in this engraving are all hallmarks of the imaginary landscape tradition brought by Flemish immigrants to the northern Netherlands at the turn of the 17th-century. Pieter Stevens (about 1567-after 1624), the designer of the print, worked in Antwerp until 1594, when he was named court painter to Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. While in Rudolf's employ, Aegidius Sadeler engraved a number of his drawings, such as this work. Enormous trees rise above a scene of peasants and mules who cross a manmade bridge to reach a distant…
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Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors.
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