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The image depicts a scene within a circular frame. The viewer has a slightly elevated perspective, showing the horizon, small hills, and a busy town with buildings, towers, and steeples. The illustration is detailed with precise linework, resembling woodcuts or early print techniques. The monochrome color palette uses varying shades of black and white. A figure in classical attire is seen moving towards a tree with a human-like form. The background shows a complex townscape, hills, and swirling clouds in the sky.
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The image depicts a scene within a circular frame. The viewer has a slightly elevated perspective, showing the horizon, small hills, and a busy town with buildings, towers, and steeples. The illustration is detailed with precise linework, resembling woodcuts or early print techniques. The monochrome color palette uses varying shades of black and white. A figure in classical attire is seen moving towards a tree with a human-like form. The background shows a complex townscape, hills, and swirling clouds in the sky.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo and Daphne

Jonas Silber (formerly by Master IS.)

Date
1582
Medium
punch engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 14.7 × 15 cm (5 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.) plate: 14 × 14.5 cm (5 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1948.11.136
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Male figure
  • Nuremberg
  • City
  • Nature
  • Female figure
Inscription

recto: in plate, at lower center: I.S. / 1582; verso: at lower center, in graphite: 26104

Marks

none

Watermarks

Greek cross with five circles in a circle Greek cross with five circles in a circle Greek cross with five circles in a circle

NGA object ID 34780. 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.