The Molle Bridge over the Tiber is a 1644 by Jan Both, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a busy bridge over a river, with people walking and horses pulling a cart. On the right, a group stands near a small boat tied to the shore. The bridge looks old, with crumbling stone and metal beams, while the riverbank is cluttered with rocks and plants. Notice how the artist uses sharp lines and deep shadows to create a sense of depth and texture, especially in the bridge’s structure and the water’s ripples. Look up Baroque next to see how this style used drama and detail to tell stories.
Jan Dirksz Both was a Dutch painter, draughtsman, and etcher, who made an important contribution to the development of Dutch Italianate landscape painting.
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