1553
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
View on a River with a Castle on an Island is a 1553 ink by Hanns Lautensack, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This picture shows a quiet river scene. On the left, two tall trees frame the view. In the middle, a castle sits on a small island. The water is calm, and the shore has bushes and rocks. The sky is light with wavy lines. The artist used a sharp tool to scratch into the metal plate. This left dark lines on the paper. The castle looks old and simple, not fancy. Want to know more? Look up etching.
Hanns Lautensack (sometimes erroneously referred to as Hans Sebald Lautensack) (1524 – c.
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