The Story
View of Heidelberg by Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Purchase, David T.
Schiff Gift and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1995.
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
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View of Heidelberg
Jan Brueghel the Elder
View of Heidelberg
Jan Brueghel the Elder32 people viewing now
Period
Late Renaissance/Mannerism
Theme
Daily Life
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and blue and brown wash, heightened with white; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Current Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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A restrained palette and sculptural lighting create a solemn geometry. The wooden crate and letter anchor the narrative with journalistic precision.
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