Landscape with Windmill

Stefano Della Bella

1647

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque Landscape windmill

About this work

The painting shows a simple landscape with a windmill. It's an etching, which is a technique that involves scratching a design into a metal plate. The artist likely chose this method for its detail and texture, and it was a popular choice for landscape scenes at the time. You can learn more about this technique by looking up the technique: etching.