
Mountainous Landscape with Travellers
Jan Brueghel the Elder's 'Mountainous Landscape with Travellers' is rendered in pen and brown ink with delicate washes in grey, blue, and brown over black chalk underdrawing. This drawing exemplifies the Northern Renaissance mastery of landscape representation with meticulous attention to atmospheric perspective and compositional balance. The inclusion of small travellers navigating the mountainous terrain adds narrative interest to the expansive natural setting.
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink and brown, grey and blue wash, over traces of black chalk
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries
July 6, 2022
Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000
Lot 21
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