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Village atop a River Cliff [recto]

Master of the Blue Landscapes

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a landscape with a group of low buildings sitting on top of a mountain overlooking a body of water. The buildings stand among rocky formations and low trees or shrubbery. The horizon is high, and there are more faint mountains extending into the distance. Closer to us, a person appears to sit or stand on a low shore across from the mountains. The scene is created with lines of brown ink lines on blue paper.

Artwork Details

Medium
pen and brown ink and wash over traces of black chalk on blue laid paper
Dimensions
5222 × 2524 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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