Six Landscapes: Path Between Swamp and Wooded Bank
1595
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1595
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Six Landscapes: Path Between Swamp and Wooded Bank is a 1595 by Jacob Savery I, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a narrow dirt path between a swamp and a dense wood. A few small figures walk the path. The trees on the bank are tall and dark. Savery uses fine lines to create textures in bark and water. The scene feels quiet and real. These small details helped start Dutch realism. The Cleveland Museum of Art has this print in its collection.
One of a series of six wooded landscapes, this print characterizes some of the most significant developments in 17th-century Dutch landscape and provides a striking contrast to the dramatic forest interiors of other Flemish immigrant artists. As etching superseded engraving in landscape prints, original compositions designed by printmakers replaced reproductions of works by contemporary painters. Savery's etching also anticipates the rise of Dutch realism, with more accurate representations of the native landscape. The broken contours of the trees describe a sun-drenched afternoon as…
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