1550
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Ruins on the Palatine with the Septizonium is a 1550 ink by Hieronymus Cock, a Renaissance work, depicting Ruins, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows ancient ruins on a hill, with buildings and arches in the background. It's a landscape with a lot of detail. The artist included many small features, like trees and rocks, to create a sense of depth. The artist's attention to detail makes this work interesting, as it shows a moment in time. To learn more about this style of printmaking, look up the technique: etching.
Hieronymus Cock, or Hieronymus Wellens de Cock, (1518 – 3 October 1570) was a Flemish painter and etcher as well as a publisher and distributor of prints.
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