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The image features a landscape with ancient ruins depicted in detailed drawings. A classical structure with carvings and columns is on the left, surrounded by trees. In the distance, there are crumbling towers and buildings blending into hillsides. The horizon is not distinct, merging with the cloudy sky. The artwork has fine, detailed brushstrokes, resembling an etching. It uses varying shades of sepia and charcoal, creating an antiqued effect.
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The image features a landscape with ancient ruins depicted in detailed drawings. A classical structure with carvings and columns is on the left, surrounded by trees. In the distance, there are crumbling towers and buildings blending into hillsides. The horizon is not distinct, merging with the cloudy sky. The artwork has fine, detailed brushstrokes, resembling an etching. It uses varying shades of sepia and charcoal, creating an antiqued effect.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Antique Ruins along a Mountain Coast

Johann Franciscus Ermels

Date
1670s
Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash, edged with pen and black ink
Dimensions
sheet: 27.5 x 39.2 cm (10 13/16 x 15 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2012.69.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • landscape
Provenance

A. Mouriau, Belgium (first half of the 19th century)(Lugt 1829 and 1853). Adolf Glüenstein, Hamburg (born 1849)(Lugt 123). (sale, Arno Winterberg, Munich, 21 October 2005, no. 125; bought in). (Joseph Fach, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Marks

coat of arms

NGA object ID 158889. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.