The Story
Tervueren Castle by Flanders.
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975.
“A silence so complete it becomes its own witness.”
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Tervueren Castle
Flanders
Tervueren Castle
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Period
Baroque
Theme
Portrait
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, over traces of black chalk. On the verso, in pen and brown ink, studies of five figures standing near a tree, and some mathematical calculations.
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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